Rise and Shine: Everything you need to know before the ASX opens

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Good morning everyone and welcome to Rise and Shine on Friday, November 13, 2026. Here’s what you should know before the ASX opens today…

S&P/ASX 200 futures were down 0.4% at 7am AEDT this morning, pointing to a rather soggy start for local markets.

The Dow fell just 0.2%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, and the Nasdaq tumbled 0.5%.

Not bad, considering Nvidia had just turned its boardroom into an adults-only Netflix series.

The AI giant’s shares plunged as much as 14% after legendary boss Jensen Huang was booted over alleged affairs, including one with a woman suspected of links to a Chinese spy.

AMD and Broadcom, meanwhile, were quietly rubbing their hands together.

Both gained as investors wondered whether Nvidia’s rivals might finally get a bigger slice of the AI pie.

Oil also crept higher after Trump suggested the US could keep hammering Iran without bothering with a nuclear deal.

Brent rose 3.5%, while Treasury yields climbed as inflation worries resurfaced.

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