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
- 2007
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 17 September: ASX likely to hit record highs today
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End of Day Report – Monday 16 September: ASX 200 closes up 22 | Banks push ahead
ASX 200 kicked off the week on a positive note, gaining 22 points to 8122 (+0.3%), just 27.1 points away from its previous all-time high. Banks did most of the heavy lifting today as resources sagged…
Pre-Market Report – Monday 16 September: US heads towards new records | Fed in focus
Wall Street ends the week on a positive note as markets raise bets for a bigger rate cut by the Fed next week. The S&P 500 rose 0.54% overnight, and is up 4% for the week, its best week since Novembe…
End of Day Report – Friday 13 September: ASX 200 flirts with all-time high | Banks slip
ASX 200 rose 24 points to 8100 (+0.3%) having hit close to an all-time high and backed off. Banks sold off as resources rose. It was the turn of iron ore and gold miners to rally hard. FMG up 4.8% an…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 13 September: US markets rise on PPI | Gold hits record
US equities rose overnight after PPI data reinforced expectations for a 25bps cut by the Fed next week. The Dow Jones finished near session highs, up 235 points (+0.58%). Up 246 points at best. Down …
End of Day Report – Thursday 12 September: ASX runs 88 points higher as banks and resources fire
ASX 200 kicked 88 points higher to 8076 ahead of ECB decision. Best day in three weeks. Back to within 72 points of an all-time high. Uranium and lithium stocks leading the charge. Gains across the b…
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 12th September: US markets rally after CPI and Nvidia
All three major US indexes closed higher overnight, with a rebound in tech stocks offsetting earlier losses following a disappointing inflation report, which crushed hopes for a 50bps cut from the Fe…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 11 September: ASX 200 falls 24 as banks drop, resources rise
ASX 200 closed down 24 points to 7988 (-0.3%) as banks fell and resources rose. CBA led the falls down 1.9% with the Big Bank Basket down to $242.11 (-1.3%). MQG and other financial suffered a simila…
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 11 September: US markets mixed ahead of CPI and debate
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Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 10 September: US markets rally | Apple event
Wall Street kicked off the week higher with all three major indexes gaining over 1%, buoyed by bargain hunting following last week's sharp sell-off. Attention now shifts to this week's CPI data for m…
End of Day Report – Monday 9 September: ASX 200 recovers to only be down 25 points
ASX 200 rallied back from early losses to close only 25 points down at 7990 (-0.3%). No follow through this morning as resources found some bargain hunters and banks eased only slightly. The Big Bank…
Pre-Market Report – Monday 9 September: US drops on jobs number | WBC has a new king
US equities finished the week on a negative note, weighed down by concerns over a slowing labor market and a tech sell-off. All three major indexes finished lower, with almost all sectors in the S&P …
End of Day Report – Friday 6 September: ASX 200 up 31 | Banks up, resources down
ASX 200 continued to push slightly higher to 8013 up 31,(0.4%) as once again we saw banks rally to record highs and resources fall to depressing lows. CBA hit a record up 1.5% with the Big Bank Baske…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 6 September: US markets mixed ahead of jobs data | SPI up 9
The S&P 500 dipped 0.3% to end at 5,503.41, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 219.22 points, or 0.54%, to settle at 40,755.75. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.25% to finish at 17,127.66, afte…
End of Day Report – Thursday 5 September: ASX 200 up 32 | Bullock talks tough
ASX 200 rose 32 points with a late spurt to 7982 (+0.4%). Gains were modest as Michele Bullock poured yet more cold water on any rate cuts this year in a speech. Banks were again the strength. CBA up…
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 5th September: US markets steady | SPI up 2
US equities closed mixed following a choppy trading session as treasury yields slumped on jobs data and Nivida extended its two-day sell-off to 11%. The Dow edged higher, up 38 points (+0.09%). Up 23…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 4 September: ASX 200 falls 1.9% | Resources mauled
ASX 200 fell 153 points to 7951 (-1.9%) as all sectors suffered after big US and Asian falls. GDP coming in tepid at best did not help sentiment either. Resources were in the seller’s sights with iro…
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 4 September: US markets spike lower | SPI down 94
US equities slumped overnight, recording its worst day since the August 5th meltdown driven by economic concerns and a tech selloff. The S&P 500 lost 2.12%, and the NASDAQ 100 fell 3.15%, their worst…
End of Day Report – Tuesday 3 September: ASX closes down 7 on quiet trade | Banks up
ASX 200 fell 7 points to close at 8103 (-0.1%). Pre-US trade resuming after the Labor Day holiday. Once again, the banks pushed up, and resources fell down. The Big Bank Basket rose to $245.06 (+1.0%…
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 3 September: US markets closed | SPI up 4, eyes record again
US Markets closed for Labor Day.
SPI up 4, eyes record again.
Commodities ease. Iron ore down nearly 4% to $97.
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