# Financial Market Preview - Tuesday 18-Aug

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Podcast: [FactSet U.S. Daily Market Preview](https://stenobird.com/podcast/factset-u-s-daily-market-preview-128793)
Published: 2026-08-18T09:10:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.factset.com/podcasts
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## Resource

S&P futures are down (0.6%) and pointing to a lower open. Asian markets were mostly lower today. Japan benchmarks were sharply lower as tech names dragged. South Korea and Taiwan saw similar declines. Mainland China markets and Hong Kong pared morning losses but still closed in the red. Australia posted mild gains with mining giant BHP notably higher. European markets opened mostly lower today.

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