Market Updates
A twice-daily podcast from the Marcus Today team, designed for self-directed investors. Stay informed with the latest stock market, financial, and business news, published every weekday just before the market opens and after it closes (AEST).
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 2005
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Pre-Market Report – Monday 10 February: Results season kicks off | CAR, JBH, ANN, PLS
US stocks tumbled overnight, with the Dow (-444pts), S&P 500 (-0.95%), and NASDAQ (-1.37%) after Trump announced plans to introduce reciprocal tariffs reigniting fears of a global trade war. Trump di…
End of Day Report – Friday 7 February: ASX 200 falls 9 points in quiet trade | DMP rises 21%
A quiet cautious session as the ASX 200 gave back 9 points to 8411. Down 21 points for the week after a torrid start. Banks were solid ahead of CBA results next week. The Big Bank Basket rose to $26…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 7 February: Another quiet night | Path of least resistance is higher
Wall Street closed mixed overnight, with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ up 0.36% and 0.51%, supported by upbeat earnings reports. The Dow lost 126 points (-0.28%). Up 93 points at best. Down 328 points at wo…
End of Day Report – Thursday 6 February: ASX up 104, close to record high | NWS rallies on results
The ASX 200 continues to march ever higher gaining 104 points to 8521 with a cooee of the record close. Banks led, everything else follows. CBA is up %, and ANZ is playing some catch-up football is u…
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 6 February: US markets kick higher | Gold hits record
US stocks rose overnight, brushing off underwhelming earnings from Alphabet. The S&P 500 rose 0.39%, with about 350 companies in the index ending in the green. The NASDAQ edged 0.20% higher, buoyed b…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 5 February: ASX 200 rises 43 points | Resources rally, gold hits records
The ASX 200 finished up 43 points at 8417 (0.5%). Resources were the stars today, BHP up 1.5% with FMG rallying another 2.0% and even lithium stocks better, MIN up 1.8% and PLS up 1.8%. Gold miners t…
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 5 February: US markets rally, China reopens | Google down 6% on results
The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 moved higher on Tuesday due to a strong gain in Palantir , as Wall Street sought stable footing following the latest developments on the global trade front.
The tech-h…
End of Day Report – Tuesday 4 February: ASX 200 gives up gains | Banks slip, gold better
The ASX 200 finishes down 5 at 8374 (0.1%) as nerves and some investor apathy kicked in. China imposing a 15% tariff on US Coal and LNG hurting sentiment late. After a strong start banks faded with t…
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 4 February: US markets off lows as Canada and Mexico given a reprieve
The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday staged a major comeback, recovering steep losses from earlier in the session after President Donald Trump said tariffs against Mexico would be paused for on…
End of Day Report – Monday 3 February: ASX 200 falls 153 points | CTT tumbles
ASX 200 kicks off February with a Trump Tariff induced loss of 153 points to 8379 (-1.8%). No sign of any rally as US futures point to further loses. Across the board falls with the Big Bank Basket …
Pre-Market Report – Monday 3 February: US markets fall on tariffs | RSG CEO steps down
Wall Street closed out the week lower after the White House confirmed tariff plans on Mexico, Canada, and China. The Dow Jones trimmed 337 points (-0.75%). Up 172 points at best. Down 375 points at w…
End of Day Report – Friday 31 January: ASX back to record highs | Nasdaq Futures up 0.5%
The ASX has finished the day up 39 points or 0.45%. Up 1.8% for the week. This close matches the all-time high achieved back in December. The day’s gains were driven primarily by a rally in mining, r…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 31 January: US markets higher again | Apple results
The Dow Jones Industrial Average popped 168.61 points, or 0.38%, closing at 44,882.13. At its session highs, it had added nearly 300 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.53% to 6,071.17, while the Nasdaq Comp…
End of Day Report – Thursday 30 January: ASX 200 up 47, hits intraday record | ZIP comes undone
The ASX 200 up 47to 8494 (0.6%). Record intra day, but unable to hold. Banks led the charge as always, CBA up 1.0% with the Big Bank Basket up to $264.96 (0.8%). MQG rallied 1.4% with insurers also i…
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 30 January: US markets slip | Fed keeps rates on hold
The S&P 500 slid on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in its first policy decision of the year, while Nvidia slipped following a strong session. The broad market index…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 29 January: ASX closes up 48 points | CPI better than expectations
The ASX 200 faded slightly to close up 48 points at 8447, almost at an all-time high as US markets rebounded and CPI came in better than expected opening the door to a February rate cut. Banks led th…
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 29 January: US markets bounce | Nvidia up nearly 9%
The S&P 500 advanced 0.92% to 6,067.70, with technology shares seeing the biggest gains among sectors. The Nasdaq Composite surged 2.03% to 19,733.59, following a 3.1% decline a day ago. The Dow Jone…
End of Day Report – Tuesday 28 January: ASX 200 drops 10 points | Energy and data centre stocks hit hard
ASX 200 fell 10 points to 8399 as DeepSeek weighed on energy and data centres. Banks kicked higher again with CBA up % and NAB up % with the Big Bank Basket up to $263.02 (0.7%). Financials were gene…
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 28 January: US markets hit with AI nerves | Nvidia falls 17%
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down sharply Monday on concern about an artificial intelligence stock bubble popping because of the emergence of Chinese startup DeepSeek, which has possibly mad…
End of Day Report – Friday 24 January: ASX 200 up 30, resources attempt a rally | BoJ raises rates
ASX 200 up another 30 points to 8409 (0.4%). Plenty of green across the board, even resources improved in places. BHP up 0.5%, RIO up 0.3% and FMG rallying 1.0%. Gold miners eased back, EVN down 1.8%…