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
- 2008
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
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…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 11th April
US stocks mixed overnight, closing mostly flat after clawing back steep losses in early trade after strong jobs data revealed a still-tight labour market, supporting bets for another Fed hike in May …
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 6th April
ASX 200 gives back 18 points to finish at 7219 (-0.3%) down as lacklustre trade ahead of NFP and Easter took hold. US futures easing slightly, not helping sentiment. Profit taking across the board wi…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 6th April
Dow Jones up 80 points (+0.24%) in a narrow day of trade. Dow up 141 at best, and down 26 at worst. S&P 500 down 0.25%. NASDAQ down 1.07%. VIX Volatility Index up 0.4%. In Europe, STOXX 50 -0.4% FTSE…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 5th April
ASX 200 closed up 1 point to 7237 in a boring day of trading. RBA rate pause apparently not stimulating markets as much as one would think.Phil Lowe's speech at the Press Club dominated. US Jobs numb…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 4th April
ASX 200 rose 13 points to 7236 (+0.2%) surging after the RBA paused on rate rises. Banks saw moderate gains with the Big Bank Basket relatively unchanged at $172.12. MQG rose 1.4% and insurers mixed …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 4th April
US equities finished mixed overnight for the first trading day of the second quarter. S&P 500 climbed higher supported by energy stocks following OPEC+ groups oil output targets. Dow closed near high…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 3rd April
ASX 200 closes up 45 points to 7223 (+0.6%) continuing on from last week’s rally. The energy sector led the market today, KAR up 6.5% after announcing production issues at Bauna and maintenence broug…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 3rd April
Dow Jones up 415 points (+1.26%) closing near its highs. Up 432 at best. Up 43 at worst. S&P 500 up 1.36% taking it up 3.39% for the week. The NASDAQ up 1.74% taking it up 3.03% last week. The NASDAQ…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 31st March
Global equities higher overnight. US markets rose as tech stocks continued their strong run, while regional banks were under pressure again as the Biden Administration proposed stronger measures to r…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 30th March
ASX 200 rose 72 points to 7122 (+1.0%), hitting three-week highs during trade, piggybacking off the tech rally on Wall Street overnight. Tech stocks led the market today, NXT up 1.8%, MP1 +4.3%, WBT …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 30th March
Stocks rose broadly Wednesday, as strong gains in tech helped the Nasdaq rebound after a losing session. Sentiment was also lifted by easing concerns around the state of the banking sector.
The Dow Jo…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 28th March
ASX 200 closes up 16 points to 7050 (+0.2%) reversing earlier losses, as the market digested softer (better) than expected CPI data. Resources performed well, both RIO and BHP up 0.7% and 1.4%. Lithi…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 29th March
Dow Jones down 38 points (-0.12%). Dow up 119 at best, down 137 at worst. S&P 500 down 0.16%. NASDAQ down 0.45%. VIX Volatility Index down 3.1%. In Europe, STOXX 50 +0.1% FTSE +0.2% CAC +0.1% DAX +0.…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 28th March
ASX 200 raced ahead by 72 points to 7034 (1.1%) as the Albemarle bid for LTR turbo charged the resources sector and lit the blue touch paper under the bombed out lithium stocks. LTR up 68.5%, CXO up…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 28th March
US markets mostly up overnight. S&P 500 up on news First Citizens BancShares would take on deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank, while tech-heavy Nasdaq closed down after a bit of pullbac…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 27th March
ASX 200 drifted lower during the session off highs closing up 7 points at 6962 (+0.1%). Banks turned down slightly after a early positive start. CBA down 0.8% and ANZ off 0.4% with the Big Bank Baske…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 27th March
US stocks closed higher overnight marking the end of a volatile week as US Fed officials calmed markets over a potential liquidity crisis in the banking sector. European stock markets fell on fears t…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 24th March
ASX 200 falls 13 points to 6955 rallying quietly from the open as US futures stayed positive. Resources turn to be stronger today. Modestly. Lithium stocks bounced but not convinced, PLS up 3.8% and…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 24th March
Wall Street closed higher despite some wobbles shrugging off some of yesterday’s losses as markets took comfort in US Treasury Janet Yellen’s reassurances that measures will be taken to keep deposits…