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 11th August
US equity markets finished slightly higher overnight, ending near best levels as inflation worries ease. Dow Jones up 53 points to (+0.15%). Up 455 points at best. Down 16 points at worst. S&P 500 mu…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 10th August
ASX 200closed up 19 points to 7357 (+0.3%) in a subdued day of trade. US CPI data tonight key. Energy sector is the top performer today as oil prices jump over US$84 a barrel, intensifying concerns t…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 10th August
Wall Street closed lower overnight, ending near worst levels a day before the release of key US inflation data that could influence Fed interest rate decisions. Dow Jones lost 191 points (-0.54%). Up…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 9th August
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Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 9th August
US equity markets finished lower overnight, in a broad sell-off after Moody’s cut the credit ratings of 10-small to mid-sized US banks, reigniting fears about the health of the US banks and the econo…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 8th August
ASX 200closed flat, up 2 points to 7311 (+-%), losing early morning gains, with mining and financials balancing the market. Iron ore giants were mixed FMG up 0.4%, BHP down 0.6%, and RIO off 0.4%. Go…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 8th August
All three major US indexes closed higher on Monday, rebounding from their worst weekly fall since March, and ending near best levels, as investors position themselves ahead of Thursday’s CPI report d…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 7th August
ASX 200 drifted 16 points lower to 7309 (-0.2%) as iron ore miners and banks wallowed. WBC and ANZ, the worst performers ahead of CBA numbers Wednesday. The Big Bank Basket down to $176.94 (-0.2%). I…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 7th August
US markets concluded the week with losses all round as the latest batch of corporate earnings reports and new job statistics dampened market sentiment. The Dow Jones declined by 150 points (-0.43%). …
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 4th August
ASX 200 closed up 14 points to 7325 in a late surge. For the week the index dropped 1.1%. Banks held steady despite the ACCC knocking back the ANZ/SUN deal, The Big Bank Basket relatively unchanged a…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 4th August
All three major US Indexes finished lower overnight after a choppy trading session as US bond yields hit nine-month highs and the dollar dipped following a US credit downgrade. Dow Jones fell 67 poin…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 3rd August
ASX 200 closed down 43 points to 7312 (-0.6%), sliding for a second straight session, tracking losses on Wall Street overnight. Tech led the laggards today, XRO -2.7%, REA -0.8% SQ2 -1.9%. All-Tech i…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 3rd August
US markets were lower overnight, ending near worst levels, following hot labour market data and a ramp-up in treasury issuance just a day after a US credit downgrade by Fitch. Dow Jones down 348 poin…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 2nd August
Blood on the streets in the ASX 200 today, the market closed down 96 to 7355 (-1.3%) in a broad market sell-off, losing yesterday’s gains and then some as heavyweight banking and mining stocks weighe…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 2nd August
Wall Street closed mostly lower overnight in an uneventful session as the latest slew of corporate results came in mixed. The Dow Jones rose 71 points (+0.20%). Up 120 at best. Down 33 at worst. Mean…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 1st August
ASX 200 up 40 points to 7451 (+0.5%) as shares rallied slightly further in the afternoon after the RBA announced it was leaving the cash rate unchanged. The Aussie dollar fell 0.8% to 66.66c, and bo…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 1st August
US equities finished in the green overnight on July’s last trading day, closing near best levels. Dow Jones up 100 points (+0.28%). Up 108 points at best. Down 29 points at worst. S&P 500 and NASDAQ …
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 31st July
ASX 200 closed up 7 points to 7410 (-0.1%) in a narrow day of trading, boosted by a lower US inflation rate. Resources mixed after China’s manufacturing activity shrank for a fourth month this year. …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 31st July
The Dow Jones gained 177 points (+0.5%), ending the week on a win. At its best, the Dow was up by 283 points, while at its worst, it was up 72 points. The S&P 500 also saw an increase of 0.99%, while…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 28th July
US stocks ended lower overnight, ending near worst levels as strong economic data showed the resilience of the economy, paving the way for the Fed to continue its tightening cycle. Dow down 237 point…