The S&P/ASX 200 was displayed at 8,719.72 points on its index owner’s page, dated October 15, 2026. The selected AUD Price Return version showed a one-day change of −0.09%. This is the dated official provider reading, not a separately verified live quote or independently reconciled final closing record.

What was visible on the owner’s page

Item Verified display
Benchmark S&P/ASX 200
Level 8,719.72 points
Provider date October 15, 2026
One-day change −0.09%
Selected return basis AUD Price Return
Exact quote clock Not shown in the captured header

Price return is not accumulation return

S&P Dow Jones Indices describes the benchmark as measuring the 200 largest eligible ASX-listed stocks by float-adjusted market capitalisation. ASX separately explains that price indices measure price movement, while accumulation indices assume dividends are reinvested. Mixing those versions can make a performance comparison misleading.

The AUD label specifies the selected currency basis; the level remains index points, not an Australian-dollar price paid for one share. The cash benchmark is different from SPI futures, an ETF unit or the index’s gross-total-return version.

What this snapshot does not establish

CapKet did not verify a separate previous-close level or point change for this dated owner observation, so none is reconstructed from the rounded percentage. The page’s date does not supply an exact quote clock. No sector attribution, cause for the decline or future direction is established here.

Primary sources and observation

S&P Dow Jones Indices dated benchmark display, observed 15/10/2026 at 17:46:37 IST (12:16:37.054 UTC). ASX index and accumulation methodology context is not a second source for this level. Figures from an undated exchange table were not mixed with the owner’s dated reading.

Related dated report: Nikkei 225 Closes 4.90% Lower; Decliners Outnumber Advances.

Recorded source observation: . This is a source-check timestamp, not a market quote or a new article update.