News desk · Evening edition · Friday, September 11, 2026

Equities have stayed near record territory, keeping the broader bull regime intact, even as risk appetite gyrates day to day. Hot August CPI data revived pressure for a Fed hike and tested Warsh's inflation-fighting credibility, yet the VIX fell further to 15.85, down 11.15% on the day. The Russell 2000 (+0.45%) and Nikkei (+0.20%) both flipped positive, while Dell shares have jumped nearly 350% in 2026 on an RBC AI-server initiation.

auto-generated · written Sep 11, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT

Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Evening edition slot on Friday, September 11, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.

Equities

Dell shares have jumped nearly 350% in 2026 after RBC initiated coverage on AI server demand
Qualcomm struck an AWS partnership to challenge in the AI chip market
Adobe's earnings beat Wall Street's numbers but failed to impress investors

Sector and commodities

SpaceX is nearing a $100 billion revenue milestone after disclosing a new computing-power deal
The UAE plans to invest $46 billion in Germany, targeting data-center infrastructure
Chinese rival Enflame surged 206% in its Shanghai stock market debut

Crypto

has extended its slide to 77,411, down 2.49% since first flagged on September 9
XRP continues to hold near $1.44 ahead of the Senate crypto vote and Fed meeting

Fixed income

Hot August CPI data (core +0.2%) raised fresh pressure for a Fed rate hike
The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.97%, up 0.63% on the day

Shanghai Composite (000001.SS)-0.4%

Shanghai's daily drop eased to -0.43% from -1.18% last edition, still range-bound near 3888 for weeks.

FTSE 100 (FTSE)+0.4%

FTSE 100 steadied at 10650 after touching a one-month low of 10608.90 on September 10.

Nikkei 225 (N225)+0.2%

Nikkei's 1-day move swung to +0.20% from -1.93%, a rare up day in a month-long slide from 68,713.