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 – Wednesday 10th May
US equities closed lower overnight in an uneventful day of trade, closing off near-session lows. Nothing specific behind the cause of the pullback, though some earnings results underwhelmed, regional…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 9th May
ASX 200 closed down 12 to 7264 (-0.2%) snapping a two-day advance, weighed down by energy stocks. Banks hold onto yesterday’s gains, with the Big Bank Basket back to $170.47 climbing 0.4%.
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Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 9th May
US equities closed were mixed overnight in a dull day of trade coming off a sharp rally on Friday. The USD strengthened, treasury yields rose, and gold edged higher. Concerns about the debt ceiling a…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 8th May
ASX 200closed up 57 to 7277 (+0.8%) in a broad market rally. Energy sector soaring today +2.5% following news the government’s PRRT hike is not as bad as feared. WDS +2.9%, BPT +2.8%, and COE +6.7%. …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 8th May
Dow Jones +547 points (+1.65%) on Friday. It was up 621 at best. NASDAQ +2.25%. S&P 500 +1.85%. KBW Bank index +4.60%. Down 11% for the week. The regional banking bomb defused itself overnight. The K…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 5th May
ASX 200 finishes the week up 27 points to 7220 (+0.4%), rebounding from early lows again as bargain hunters stepped in. ASX 200 down 1.2% for the week. Banks did a double take after the ANZ and MQG r…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 5th May
US equities closed lower overnight in Thursday trading. Regional banks under immense pressure closing sharply lower amid renewed crisis fears. Heavyweight US bank stocks fall on regional bank woes, G…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 4th May
ASX 200 closed down 4 points to 7193 (-0.1%) after hitting its lowest levels in nearly five weeks amid a sharp selloff in big heavyweight banks. NAB -6.4% was hammered today despite ROE surging to 13…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 4th May
US equities closed mostly lower and near their worst levels after Fed Chair Powell's post-FOMC remarks. The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points to 5-5.25%, in line with the March expectations. The FO…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 3rd May
ASX 200 closed down 70 to 7197 (-1%) in another dismal day of trading as the US spooks markets. Only Gold gaining today as bullion hits $AU3,033, NST up 2.3% and NCM up 1.8% and EVN up 3.7%. Energy s…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 3rd May
Global markets were universally down overnight on concerns of the Fed hiking rates and continued banking fears. The KBW regional banking index saw its largest percentage drop since March 13th, down 4…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 2nd May
ASX 200closed down 67 to 7267 (-0.9%) following a violent fall after the RBA surprised the market with another 25bps rate hike. All sectors are in negative territory today. Energy sector lost all of …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 2nd May
US equities closed marginally lower overnight, in an uneventful day of trade. S&P 500 neared its YTD high at midday but was sold off in the afternoon. The greenback gained with Treasury yields as the…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 1st May
ASX 200 closed up 25 to 7335 (+0.4%) despite lithium and gold miners weighing on ASX. Resources dropping, Iron ore stocks lower on weak manufacturing data in China, BHP down 0.5%, RIO flat. Lithium s…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 1st May
Dow Jones up 272 (+0.80%) in the last trading day of the month, topping off a great week for Big Tech Results. Meta up 13% on the week. Microsoft up 7.5%. S&P 500 up 0.83% and up 0.9% for the week - …
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 28th April
ASX 200 closed up a mere 17 points at 7309 (+0.2%) after a promising start was ambushed by caution. Down around 0.25% this week. Big week. Banks were modestly better with CBA up 0.3% and ANZ doing we…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 28th April
Dow Jones up 524 points (+1.57%) closing near highs. Dow up 558 at best. S&P 500 up 1.96%. NASDAQ up 2.43%. VIX Volatility Index down 9.6%. In Europe, Stoxx 50 +0.2%, FTSE -0.3%, CAC +0.2%, and DAX +…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 27th April
ASX 200 slipped another 24 points lower to 7293 (-0.3%) in quiet trade again. Off lows on Deutsche Bank numbers. Quarterlies dropped and volatility at company levels. Banks eased with CBA down 0.8% a…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 27th April
Dow Jones down 229 points (-0.68%). Dow up 115 at best and down 295 at worst. S&P 500 down 0.38%. NASDAQ up 0.47%. VIX Volatility Index up 0.4%. In Europe, Stoxx 50 -0.7% FTSE -0.5%, CAC -0.9%, and D…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 26th April
ASX 200 closed down 6 points to 7316 (-0.1%) in a subdued trading day, following an initial bounce at 11:30am on inflation data news. Safe haven Gold the best performer today up 1.6%, as market parti…