{"id":140506,"title":"What happened overnight – Friday 11th september 2026","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-09-11T08:58:43+00:00","modified":"2026-09-11T08:58:43+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-11th-september-2026/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-11th-september-2026.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-11th-september-2026.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["Asia","Bangkok","Denmark","Endeavour Mining","Fed","Federal Reserve","Finland","FRANCE","FTSE 100","GERMANY","Glencore","Greenland plan","Hong kong","Japan","London","Manila","mining stocks","Mumbai","Nasdaq Composite","NATO alliance","Netherlands","Nikkei 225","Norway","S&P 500","shanghai","Singapore","Sweden","Sydney","Taiwan","UK","United States","Wall Street","Wellington"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/182abb14-cee9-4e0b-8857-38a6f5cea2af.png?fit=1726%2C911&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Oil prices remained close to their **highest levels since May** on Friday as renewed tensions in the Middle East kept investors focused on the risk of further disruption to global energy supplies.\n\nBrent crude remained above **$105 a barrel**, trading around $105.56 early on Friday compared with $105.51 at Thursday’s London close.\n\nGeopolitical tensions intensified after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said its navy had targeted a **US unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz**, one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes.\n\nThe Revolutionary Guards said the Saildrone Explorer-type vessel was operated by the US Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain.\n\nThe latest incident adds to concerns over the security of shipping through the **Strait of Hormuz**, with energy markets continuing to assess the possibility of further disruption to global oil flows.\n\nThe uncertainty weighed heavily on Asian equities, which followed Wall Street lower.\n\nJapan’s **Nikkei 225 fell 2.8% to 63,442.30**, while South Korea’s Kospi dropped **2.3% to 6,872.39**.\n\nHong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 0.8% to 24,753.54, while the Shanghai Composite fell **1.8% to 3,862.73**.\n\nAustralia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 1.2%, Taiwan’s Taiex dropped 1.7% and India’s Sensex declined around 1%.\n\nThe losses followed another weak session on Wall Street, where the **S&P 500 fell 0.6% for its fourth consecutive decline**. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also lost 0.6%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7%.\n\nSafe-haven demand remained evident in commodity markets, with **gold trading around $4,406 an ounce**, up from $4,363.96 on Thursday.\n\nCopper stood near $6.48 per pound, while **Bitcoin traded around $77,100**.\n\nWith oil holding above $105 and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz showing little sign of easing, investors remain concerned that **prolonged disruption to energy supplies could add further pressure to inflation, bond yields and global equity markets**."}