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Nikkei leads Asian gains; risk-on tone into US open

Friday, August 14, 2026 · 2 takes, written as the session ran and never rewritten with hindsight. Where a take stated something false, it is corrected and the original wording is shown under it.

The setup

Overnight tape, futures and the day's calendar · filed 06:42 ET

Nikkei leads Asian gains; risk-on tone into US open

Asian markets closed with a mixed bag, but the Nikkei 225 led with a 0.59% gain, while the Hang Seng fell 1.10%. European futures show a positive bias, particularly with the DAX up 0.66%, supporting a risk-on sentiment. Watch for US futures to build on this momentum as the tape opens.

What it was watching

AAPL holding above $215 — key support levelCore CPI data at 8:30 AM — inflation insightsFed speakers on deck — watch for market reactions

The close

What the tape actually did · filed 16:59 ET

S&P slips as oil gains, signaling mixed sentiment

The tape closed lower today, with the S&P 500 down 0.17% to 7785.76 and the Nasdaq off 0.28% at 26729.16. Energy stocks rallied as WTI oil rose 1.45% to $82.43, providing a counterweight to tech weakness, particularly in mega-caps like AAPL and MSFT. Watch for any signs of recovery in tech tomorrow, as the setup remains fragile.

What it was watching

Earnings AMC: TSLA, DISWatch 10-year yield at 4.696% for directionLook for signals in oil prices as geopolitical tensions evolve

Elsewhere that session

Who on the Street was right → Semis vs SMH → The live dashboard →

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How this brief was made

Written Friday, August 14, 2026 from that session's own market snapshot. Since October 7, 2026 every figure, name, time and rating action in a take is written by code from that snapshot, and a language model writes only the headline and the read around them, which are machine-checked against those facts before the take is filed. Takes before that date were written whole by the model and checked only for numbers and scheduled events. A take that aged badly is left standing on purpose: an archive rewritten with hindsight is not a record. The one thing that is changed is a statement that was false when it was written. That is corrected in the text, the original wording is shown under the take, and the change is logged on the corrections page. Not investment advice.

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