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
End of Day Report – Monday 2 September: ASX 200 up 18, missed it by that much!
ASX 200 rose 18 points to 8113 (0.2%) heading to an all-time high as banks shook off early nerves and sauntered higher. Failed to hold the record. CBA up 1.6% and NAB up 1.3% with the Big Bank Basket…
Pre-Market Report – Monday 2 September: US markets push higher | SPI down 18
The S&P 500 ended the final session of the week higher with a late spike. The latest batch of data pointed to an ever-resilient US consumer, potentially slowing the pace of rate cuts. Dow +0.6%; S&P …
End of Day Report – Friday 30 August: ASX 200 up 47 | APX, DOW, HVN, RHC results
ASX 200 finished the week up 47 points to 8092 (+0.6%). For the month we are unchanged! Coincident? Pushed at close too. Solid gains across the board, banks as usual heading higher, CBA up 0.5% and t…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 30 August: US markets slightly higher | DOW, RHC, TPG results
The Dow Jones managed a 0.6% gain, enough for its third all-time high since Monday. The Nasdaq composite, which is heavily weighted with technology stocks, slipped 0.2%. It had been up 1.3% in the ea…
End of Day Report – Thursday 29 August: ASX drops 26 | Results and resources
ASX 200 fights back to be down only 26 points to 8048 (-0.3%). Plenty of R&R today. Results and resources. Banks were firm as usual. The playbook remains the same even as CEOs appear in Canberra. CBA…
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 29 August: Nvidia falls 7% on results and $50bn buyback
The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.12% to close at 17,556.03, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.6% to end at 5,592.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 159.08 points, or 0.39%, settling at 41,091.42.
Nvidia r…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 28 August: ASX 200 recovers a 62 point drop to finish flat
The ASX200 has finished the day flat as the market recovered 62 points from a midday dip. The monthly inflation number initially spooked our market with a reading of 3.5% vs 3.4% expected. Down from …
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 28 August: US market waits for Nvidia | SPI down 29
The S&P 500 rose slightly on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a major earnings report later this week. The broad market index gained 0.16% to close at 5,625.80, while the Nasdaq Composite crept 0…
End of Day Report – Tuesday 27 August: Banks weaker, ASX 200 loses 13 | Results in focus
ASX 200 fell 13 points to 8071 (+0.2%) as some results fatigue set in. Banks slipped from lofty heights, with CBA off 1.0% and NAB falling 1.0%, with the Big Bank Basket down to $234.90 (0.8%). Insur…
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 27 August: US markets mixed | BHP, COL, WDS results
US equities were mostly lower in Monday trading, though ended a bit off worst levels. S&P 500 and Nasdaq both lower after weekly gains of over 1% last week with help from a Friday rally. Breadth posi…
End of Day Report – Monday 26 August: ASX 200 up 61 points | Banks and uranium in focus
ASX 200 rose 61 points to 8076 (+0.8%) as uranium and US leads helped sentiment. Banks once again taking the market higher, CBA up 1.5% and NAB up 2.2% with the Big Bank Basket up to $236.90 (1.6%). …
Pre-Market Report – Monday 26 August: US to cut | SPI up 41, eyes all-time highs
Global markets rallied overnight on comments from Fed Chair Powell that the “time has come” to start cutting rates. This had been expected by markets for over a month now but did represent the first …
End of Day Report – Friday 23 August: ASX 200 flat | Results in focus - AX1, ING, JIN
ASX 200 limped into the Jerome show losing 3 points to 8024. Kamala Harris in ‘da house’ too. Up 0.8% for the week. Resources gave back some of the week’s gains, BHP down 0.7%, FMG off 2.0%, with lit…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 23 August: US markets fall ahead of Powell | SPI Futures down 43
The S&P 500 pulled back on Thursday as investors readied for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the central bank’s annual Jackson Hole conference.
S&P slipped 0.89% to close at 5,570.6…
End of Day Report – Thursday 22 August: ASX 200 up for 10 days straight | All about results
ASX 200 rose another 17 points to 8027 (+0.2%) as Super Thursday produced a head-spinning deluge. Again, some good, some bad, and some very ugly. MP1 for one down 21.0%. Once again, we saw resources …
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 22 August: SPI Futures up 28 | Super Thursday results
The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.57% to 17,918.99, also clinching its ninth positive day of 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up by 55.52 points, or 0.14%, to finish at 40,890.49 for its sixt…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 21 August: Resource rally turns index around | WTC up 18%
ASX 200 fought back from early losses to close up 13 points at 8011. Positive results and outlooks driving buyers. Pretty good considering CBA was ex-dividend today 250c. The Big Bank Basket lost 1.5…
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 21 August: US falls after 8 days of gains | BXB, CTD, DMP results
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 61.56 points, or 0.15%, to 40,834.97. The S&P 500 slid 0.2% to 5,597.12, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.33% to 17,816.94.
Tuesday’s declines snapped eight-day …
End of Day Report – Tuesday 20 August: ASX 200 up 17 | Results the focus
ASX 200 limped along with a 17-point rally to 7997 (+0.2%). Results in focus again. Some good, some bad and some ugly. Banks were mixed with a capital update from ANZ, up 0.6% and CBA better by 0.3%.…
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 20 August: US extends rally | DRR, ANN, MND
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 236.77 points, or 0.58%, to finish at 40,896.53. The S&P 500 rose 0.97% to close at 5,608.25, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.39% and ended at 17,876.77. Th…