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
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 12th January
Stocks ended Thursday near the flat line after a fresh round of inflation data reflected an uptick in consumer prices for December. The Nasdaq Composite closed at the flat line, settling at 14,970.19…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 11th January
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Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 11th January
Stocks closed higher Wednesday, with investors awaiting the release of fresh U.S. inflation data and earnings.
The S&P 500 gained 0.57% to end at 4,783.45, while the Dow Jones industrial Average added…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 22nd December
ASX 200 finished flat at 7502. Xmas apathy took over despite a rally on Wall Street. Inflation numbers tonight but not expecting much. Banks were flat with the Big Bank Basket down to $189.53(-0.1%).…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 22nd December
Stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 recovering from its worst day since September as the year-end rally resumed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 322.35 points, or 0.87%, to 37,404.35. Me…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 21st December
ASX 200 falls only 34 points to 7504 (0.5%). We performed better than SPI suggested as US futures rallied a little. Volume and news was a little light on as we approach the Xmas break. Banks eased ba…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 21st December
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 475.92 points, or 1.27%, to 37,082.00. The Nasdaq Composite was lower by 1.50% to 14,777.94. Both indexes ended a nine-day advance, and they had their worst sess…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 20th December
ASX 200 up another 49 points to 7538 (0.7%). Another day another push towards 7600. Across the board gains with banks in demand again, ANZ up 0.7% and WBC up 1.0%. The Big Bank Basket trading at $190…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 20th December
Wall Street finished higher overnight near best levels, extending its rally while shrugging off warnings from Fed officials trying to rein in rate cut expectations. The Dow nabbed another all-time cl…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 19th December
ASX 200 up 63 points to 7489 (0.8%) in another strong across the board rally. RBA minutes helped, BoJ staying pat helped and takeovers helped. Solid gains across the board. The Banks continue to marc…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 19th December
US equities kick off the week on a positive note, continuing its seven-week bull run. The Dow closed flat, up one point. Up 88 points at best. Down 20 points at worst. The S&P 500 gained 0.45% as mor…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 18th December
ASX 200 lost 16 points to 7426 (0.2%) in lacklustre trade dominated by M&A activity in LNK, ABC and PSQ. Monday M&A day ahead of Xmas break. Banks drifted lower with the Big Bank Basket unchanged at …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 18th December
US markets closed mixed after a day of high-volume trading. The Dow Jones gained 57 points (+0.15%), a record-high close for the third session in a row. Up 2.92% for the week marking a ninth straight…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 15th December
ASX 200 finished up 65 points at 7443(0.9%) in another strong day but well off highs as some profit taking creeping in. Big caps in focus. The iron ore miners shooting the lights out, BHP close to al…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 15th December
Wall Street closed modestly higher overnight, extending weekly gains in the final hour of trade. The Dow added 158 points (+0.43%) to hit an all-time high. Up 197 points at best. Down 39 points at wo…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 14th December
ASX 200 powers to a 5-month high of 7378 up 120 (1.7%) as the Fed delivers in time for a very happy Xmas. A leap this morning on the open following the dot plots and the Q&A session. Bond yields tumb…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 14th December
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Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 13th December
ASX 200 rose another 23 points to 7258 (0.3%) in another solid day. Once again banks led us higher with the Big Bank Basket up to $185.04 (+0.8%). WBC leading the charge. MQG had a good day up 1.5% b…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 13th December
US equities closed mostly higher overnight, finishing near best levels after inflation data did little to alter views for the timing of a rate cut by the Fed next year. The Dow Jones advanced 173 poi…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 12th December
ASX 200 pushed on to a three-month high on a low volume day. Up 36 points to 7235 (+0.5%). Banks up, with CBA up 0.4% and ANZ rallying 0.8%, with the Big Bank Basket up to $183.67 (+0.5%). MQG up 0.4…