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 26th April
US equities finished lower overnight, ending near worst levels. Treasury yields fell as disappointing earnings, soft economic data, and plunging deposits at the regional Republic Bank fuelled recessi…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 24th April
ASX 200closed down 8 points to 7322 (-0.1%) in a flat day of trade. Market high of +2, and low of -23. Mining and material sectors were punished today, following a slew of poor production results BHP…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 24th April
Dow Jones up 22 points (+0.07%). It was up 72 at best and down 98 at worst. The NASDAQ and the S&P 500 both up 0.11%. The first solid week of US results ended with a bit of a whimper. Lots of results…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 21st April
ASX 200 closed down 32 points at 7330 (+0.4%) in quiet trade again. Down 31 points this week. It tried to recover from early losses but ahead of a potential long weekend, it struggled. Resources were…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 21st April
US equities finished lower overnight after disappointing quarterly results from companies including Tesla and AT&T weighed down the market while softening US economic data and concerns around the deb…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 20th April
ASX 200 closed down 3 points to 7362 in a mixed day of trading as BOQ, RIO and ZIP all came out with earnings reports. Resources getting whacked today on the back of RIO activities report, down 2.3% …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 20th April
Dow Jones down 80 points (-0.23%). Dow down 162 at worst. S&P 500 down 0.01%. NASDAQ up 0.03%. VIX Volatility Index down 2.3%. In Europe, Stoxx 50 -0.01%, FTSE -0.1%, CAC +0.2%, and DAX +0.1%. SPI Fu…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 19th April
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Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 19th April
Dow Jones down 11 points (-0.03%). Dow up 31 at best, and down 195 at worst. S&P 500 up 0.09%. NASDAQ down 0.04%. VIX Volatility Index down 0.7%. In Europe, Stoxx 50 +0.6%, FTSE +0.4%, CAC +0.5%, DAX…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 18th April
ASX 200closed down 21 to 7360 (-0.3%) in a dull day of trade, as the market digested RBA meeting minutes which warned more rate hikes may be needed. Energy sector pummelled, as Treasurer Chalmers is …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 18th April
Dow Jones up 101 points (+0.30%) closing near highs. Dow up 105 at best, and down 90 at worst. S&P 500 up 0.33%. NASDAQ up 0.28%. VIX Volatility Index down 0.7%. In Europe, Stoxx 50 -0.5% FTSE +0.1% …
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 17th April
ASX 200 closes up 20 points in a quiet trade to 7382 (+0.3%). Resources took a hit early but recovered from lows. Gold miners worse off NCM down 2.3%, NST off 2.5%, and EVN down 2.2%. REITS the best-…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 17th April
Dow Jones down 143 (-0.43%) with the S&P 500 down 0.21% and the NASDAQ -0.35%. The S&P 500 is up 6.5% year to date. The European STOXX index hit a one-year high. Good results from the bank sector wer…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 14th April
ASX 200 rose 38 points to 7362 (+0.5) after a slow start and a rethink ahead of the US reporting season. For the week, the ASX 200 is up nearly 2%. Gold miners led the way higher with NCM up 1.9% and…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 14th April
US equities finished sharply higher closing near best levels. S&P and Nasdaq now both higher week to date. Fresh economic data showed cooling inflation and a loosening labour market, fuelled optimism…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 13th April
ASX 200 fell 20 points to finish at 7324 (-0.3%), letting go of some of yesterday’s gains. Energy sector leading the gainers today, WDS +1.1%, STX +5.3%, and COE +6.5%. Banks are down, WBC down 0.1% …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 13th April
Dow Jones down 38 points (-0.11%). Dow up 211 at best, and down 91 at worst. S&P 500 down 0.41%. NASDAQ fell 0.85%. VIX Volatility Index down 0.1%. In Europe, Stoxx 50 +0.02% FTSE +0.5% CAC +0.1% DAX…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 12th April
ASX 200 gaining 34 points to finish at 7344 (+0.5%) with positive sentiment from the RBA interest rate pause still carrying over into this week. Healthcare continues to rise as the sector takes advan…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 12th April
US equities lacked conviction overnight, trading in a narrow range as the markets brace for the latest CPI report and FOMC minutes on Wednesday that could signal if the Fed lifts rates once again. Go…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 11th April
ASX 200 rose strongly to 7310 up 91 points (1.3%) in quiet post-Easter trade. Both banks and resources fired up with industrials solid too. BHP led the resources gaining 2.1% with RIO up 1.9% and FMG…