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 – Wednesday 24 April: US Markets Rally Hard | Tesla Hits the Spot
Wall Street ended higher overnight, near best levels, building on the positive momentum from yesterday's session as gains in mega-cap tech stocks lifted the broader market. Dow up 264 points (+0.69%)…
End of Day Report – Tuesday 23 April: Solid Bounce, Waiting for US Techs
ASX 200 has risen 34 points to 7684 (+0.5%) as the market waits for US earnings. Banks leading the charge higher with the Big Bank Basket up to $202.84 (+1.3%). CBA up 1.5%, WBC up 0.9% and MQG gaini…
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 23 April: Tensions Ease, Tech Rallies
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 253.58 points, or 0.67%, to close at 38,239.98. The S&P 500 traded 0.87% higher to finish the session at 5,010.60, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.11% t…
End of Day Report – Monday 22 April: Banks and Industrials Lead the Charge
ASX 200 rallies 82 points to close at 7649 (1.1%) a long way from the high of the day at 7679. Euphoria gave way to some pre-tech result nerves. No news over the weekend on Israel or Iran helped earl…
Pre-Market Report – Monday 22 April: Tensions Ease, Commodities Rise
Wall Street finished mostly lower overnight following a sharp sell-off of mega-cap tech stocks. Gains by American Express +6.22%, kept the Dow in the green, up 211 points (+0.56%). Up 327 points at b…
End of Day Report – Friday 19 April: Bears Romp on Limited Israeli Strikes on Iran
ASX 200 drops 75 points to 7568 (-1.0%). Anyone would think there was a war on. Down 2.8% for the week, News filtered through during the morning of an Israeli strike in Iran, US futures plummeted, go…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 19 April: Raise Rates! Netflix and Chill
The S&P 500 lost 0.22% to 5,011.12, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.52% to 15,601.50. The Dow Jones added 22.07 points, or 0.06%, to finish at 37,775.38, still closing just above its flatline fo…
End of Day Report – Thursday 18 April: Jobs Data Fails to Move the Dial
ASX 200 rose 37 points to 7639 (+0.5%) off highs but bounces off 7600. Jobs data fails to stir. Good news for Iron ore miners with BHP production numbers and higher ore prices in Asia saw BHP up 1.5%…
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 18 April: US Down but Commodities Higher
The S&P 500 dropped for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, as Nvidia and other struggling technology names put downward pressure on the market. The broad index lost 0.58% to 5,022.21, while t…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 17 April: Gold Shares Finally Perk Up
ASX 200 closes down 7 to 7606 (-0.1%) in an anaemic bounce snuffed out at the close despite better US futures. Nerves surrounding Israel continue. Banks staged a slight recovery as BOQ beat forecasts…
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 17 April: US Markets Hold Despite Powell’s Comments
Wall Street closed mixed overnight in choppy trading as the market weighed the latest round of quarterly reports and Powell's comments which drove bond yields to fresh 2024 highs. The Dow gained 64 p…
End of Day Report – Tuesday 16 April: Nice Day for a Red Wedding
ASX 200 falls hard by 140 points to 7613 (-1.8%) on Middle East tensions, US sell-off and Chinese data. Banks got sliced and diced, with CBA down 2.1% and the Big Bank Basket down to $199.47 (2.1%). …
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 16 April: US Markets Swoon on Uncertainty | Gold Hits Record
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 248.13 points, or 0.65%, to close at 37,735.11. The 30-stock index relinquished an advance of more than 1% seen early in the session to mark its sixth straight l…
End of Day Report – Monday 15 April: Limp Start to the Week | Gold Down Despite Bullion Rise
The ASX 200 has dropped 36 points to 7753 (0.5%) on US falls. Banks eased back led lower by CBA down 1.4% with the Big Bank Basket down to $203.73 (0.8%). Insurers fell away as did MQG off 0.8% and G…
Pre-Market Report – Monday 15 April: US Wobbles on Middle East and Rising Risks
US equities ended lower, near worst levels, after major US bank results failed to impress, and geopolitical tensions rose after news reports that Israel was bracing for an attack by Iran on governmen…
End of Day Report – Friday 12 April: Up 15 Points for the Week | Uranium and Gold Shine
ASX 200 falls 26 points to 7788 (-0.3%). For the week, the index is up a mere 15 points. Quiet day, banks eased back slightly as yields push to 4.28%. The Big Bank Basket down to $205.36 (-0.4%). Ins…
Pre-Market Report – Friday 12 April: Nvidia Leads Nasdaq Higher
The S&P 500 gained 0.74% to close at 5,199.06. The Nasdaq Composite added 1.68% to end the day at 16,442.20, a record level. The Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed and slipped 2.43 points, o…
End of Day Report – Thursday 11 April: Big Banks Get Clobbered
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Pre-Market Report – Thursday 11 April: US CPI Dents Rate Cut Hopes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average led Wednesday’s losses, tumbling 1.09%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.95%. The Nasdaq Composite sank 0.84%. Ten of the 11 S&P 500 sectors finished the session in negati…
End of Day Report – Wednesday 10 April: Resources Push Ahead | US CPI Beckons
ASX 200 kicks another 24 points higher to 7849 (+0.3%) as resources took centre stage. Iron ore stocks back in demand on China hopes, BHP up 0.7% with FMG up 1.9%. Lithium stocks also doing well on a…