AdvertisementUpdated BusinessMarketsWorld markets ASX set for flat start, Wall Street steady as Fed holds; Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs Stan Choe Updated January 29, 2026 — 5:03am ,first published 4:18am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. The Dow Jones was up 58 points, or 0.1 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1 per cent. AP The Australian sharemarket is set for a flat start, with futures at 4.51am AEDT pointing to a dip of 5 points at the open. ASML’s stock that trades in the United States swung from an early gain to a drop of 2.9 per cent. In stock markets abroad, indexes sank in Europe following better performances in Asia.