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 Monday, November 16, 2026. Here’s what you should know before the ASX opens today…

S&P ASX 200 futures were down 0.7% at 7am AEDT this morning, pointing to a pretty soft start for Aussie shares.

Wall Street had another down day on Friday, although the Dow somehow managed to crawl 0.1% higher. The S&P 500 lost 0.4%, while Nasdaq dropped 0.91%.

Semiconductors got whacked 3%, with Nvidia capping off a miserable week, down 13%, as investors tried to digest the sudden exit of AI’s favourite leather jacket salesman, Jensen Huang.

Wall Street has spent so long worshipping a handful of tech giants that when a couple of them trip over, the whole market ends up with a bloody nose.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin slipped below US$65,000, while Microsoft decided to give the whole corporate world an unexpected productivity experiment.

Its Microsoft 365 services went down on Friday, taking Outlook, Teams and Copilot along for the ride.

Suddenly, millions of office workers were faced with the terrifying prospect of having to speak to their colleagues in person.

Some called it a disaster. Others might’ve called it the most productive Friday they’ve had all year.

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