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
End of Day Report – Monday 9 December: ASX 200 fights back to close up 2 | ANZ CEO to retire
ASX 200 closes off lows, up 2 points to 8423. Quiet trade with resources recovering somewhat. BHP down only 0.3% with FMG off 1.2%. Lithium stocks remained under pressure with PLS off 4.4% and MIN d…
Pre-Market Report – Monday 9 December: US mixed on jobs report | ANZ CEO retires
The S&P 500 advanced modestly early and mostly held those gains into the closing bell in New York for its 57th record closing high this year. Breadth, however, continues to lag with just four of the…
End of Day Report – Friday 6 December: ASX 200 finishes down ahead of jobs data
ASX 200 has closed out the week in the red, down 54 points to 8421 (-0.6%). For the week down 0.14%. Almost all sectors closed in the red today, Utilities the expectation thanks to gains in APA up 1…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 6 December: Bitcoin rallies above $100k | ASX to fall
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Pre-Market Report – Thursday 5 December: Wall Street rises on Powell comments and Salesforce results
US equities ended higher overnight with all three major indices closing in the green. Boosted by positive commentary from Powell and solid results from Salesforce. The Dow finished near session highs…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 4 December: ASX 200 finishes down 33 points in quiet trade
ASX 200 ended 33 points lower (-0.4%) coming off record highs. The Aussie dollar took a big hit today, down 0.7% to 64.37c. In Asia markets are mixed, with China and Japan down 0.1% and 0.2%, while H…
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 4 December: US markets pause | SPI Futures down 30
The S&P 500 inched higher Tuesday, eking out another record close.
The broad market index added 0.05%, ending at 6,049.88. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.40% to close at 19,480.91, hitting a new intr…
End of Day Report – Tuesday 3 December: ASX jumps 47 to new record | ZIP Chair resigns
ASX 200 rose 47 points to a new record of 8495 (0.6%). Gains across the board with the solid bank sector remaining the bedrock. ANZ up 1.1% and NAB up 0.8%. CBA lost 0.3% with the Big Bank Basket up …
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 3 December: US records fall | ZIP Chairman resigns
The S&P 500 booked its 54th record closing high overnight, up 0.24%, while the NASDAQ rose nearly 1% led by gains in mega-cap tech stocks. Microsoft +1.8%, Meta +3.2% and Alphabet +1.5%. The Dow lost…
End of Day Report – Monday 2 December: ASX 200 up 12 in quiet trade | NST/DEG dominates
ASX 200 closes up 12 points at 8448 (0.1%) in lacklustre trade. Banks were mixed with the Big Bank Basket flat at $262.13. Insurers eased back as yields eased to 4.32%, QBE down 0.3% and MPL off 0.3%…
Pre-Market Report – Monday 2 December: US markets firm | NST bids for DEG
Dow +0.42%, S&P 500 +0.56%, NASDAQ +0.83%, and Russell 2000 +0.35%. Eurozone inflation rose to 2.3% in November, as expected. Black Friday sales boost retail and tech stocks. Meta faces a 551m euro c…
End of Day Report – Friday 29 November: ASX down 8 points | Quiet end to the week
ASX 200 drifts 8 points lower to 8436 (0.1%). Banks eased again with CBA unchanged with NAB and ANZ off around 1%. The Big Bank Basket fell to $262.13(-0.3%). MQG dropped 0.6% with insurers down too…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 29 November: US markets closed | RBA overhaul
US markets closed overnight.
European markets better.
SPI down 27.
RBA Changes Passed.
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End of Day Report – Thursday 28 November: ASX 200 hits new record | CSL and CBA lead the way
ASX 200 pushed 38 points higher to fresh highs of 8444. Up 0.5%. Banks back in charge with the Big Bank Basket up to $263.13 (0.7). CBA up 0.6% and NAB up 0.9%. Other financials also strong, MQG up 0…
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 28 November: US markets ease | Inflation numbers in focus
The S&P 500 shed 0.38% to 5,998.74, snapping a seven-day winning streak. The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.6% to end at 19,060.48. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 138.25 points, or 0.31%, to finis…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 27 November: ASX 200 up 47 | Banks rebound, gold better
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Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 27 November: US markets hit records | CPI and AGMs continue
Dow advanced 123.74 points, or 0.28%, to close at 44,860.31, reversing course after dropping more than 300 points at session lows. The S&P 500 added 0.57% to 6,021.63. Both the Dow and S&P 500 notche…
End of Day Report – Tuesday 26 November: ASX 200 down 58 points | Banks smashed
ASX 200 fell 58 points to 8359 (-0.7%) on Trump tariff plans and banks saw a large sell-off with the Big Bank Basket down to $257.85 (-2.7%). CBA led the market lower down 3.6% as investors woke to t…
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 26 November: US markets at new records | Gold falls 3%
Dow rose 440.06 points, or 0.99%, to 44,736.57. The broad S&P 500 gained 0.3% to end at 5,987.37. Both hit new all-time highs in the session, while the Dow also notched a fresh record close. The Nasd…
End of Day Report – Monday 25 November: ASX closes up 24 as momentum wanes | Banks ease on APRA
ASX 200 hits new records up 24 points to 8418 (0.3%). Some profit taking creeping in, but US Treasury appointment helping sentiment. Banks paused for breath with CBA up 0.7% and ANZ slipping 1.3% wit…