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 – Tuesday 22nd November
US markets slipped overnight as Chinese COVID concerns, and the expectation for Fed interest rate hikes continued to dominate headlines. The Dow Jones dropped 45 points (-0.13%), closing in the middl…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 21st November
ASX 200 fell 13 points to 7139 (0.2%) in another quiet day of trade. Once again banks strong, resources weaker. BHP fell 2.3% with RIO off 2.3% as Turquoise Hill becoming an issue with the takeover, …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 21st November
The Dow Jones was up 199 points (+0.59%). At best it was up 282 points, and at worst it was down six points. The NASDAQ failed to kick into gear, closing a single point higher. The S&P 500 gained 0.4…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 18th November
ASX 200 closed up 16 points at 7150 (0.2%). Index down 6 points for the week. Another narrow range trading day with banks and resources heading higher in unison. The Big Bank Basket up to $184.60 (0.…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 18th November
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 17th November
A very narrow day of trade today, the ASX 200 finished up 14 points (+0.2%), with a range of only 40 points. Defensive stocks were the best place to be while resources weighed on the market. Iron or…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 17th November
- The S&P 500 ended the day down 0.83% at 3,958.79, and the Nasdaq Composite shed 1.54% to 11,183.66.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average wrestled with the flat line all day, but finished down 39.09 point…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 16th November
ASX 200 fell back another 19 points to 7122 (0.3%) as momentum is stalling. Poland may be a distraction but banks down as yields fall, the Big Bank Basket down to $182.89 (1.2%). CBA down 1.8% on bro…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 16th November
US stocks jumped back on the train, pushing higher overnight as PPI data supported the peak inflation story. The Dow Jones finished up 56 points (+0.17%), in the middle of a big trading range and mak…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 15th November
- ASX 200 fought back to close down only 5 points at 7142 (0.1%). Once again it was the tale of two sectors. Resources on the nose after some good rises, lithium stocks depressed as Goldman Sachs issu…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 15th November
- The US rally came to a halt overnight as markets gave back some of the gains from the previous two sessions. The Dow Jones faded into the close, down 211 points (-xx%), closing just off lows. At best…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 14th November
ASX 200 finished down 12 points to 7146 (0.2%) as Fed official talks tough on rates again. USD rises, gold slips and yields up too. Banks wore the brunt of the selling as the bifurcation in the marke…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 14th November
- US markets found some solid ground after a slow start. The Dow Jones finished up a modest 32 points (+0.10%) but most importantly, it didn't give back any of the 1200 point gain the night before. Bui…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 11th November
- ASX 200 finished the week in style up 194 points at 7158 (2.8%) to a five-month high. Up around 3.8% for the week. Everything was up with the exception of the insurers which suffered as rates fell, b…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 11th November
- ASX 200 SPI futures up 190 points.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1,201.43 points, or 3.7%, to 33,715.37. The S&P 500 jumped 5.53% to 3,955.94 in its biggest rally since April 2020. The Nasda…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 10th November
ASX 200 falls 35 points to 6964 (0.5%) ahead of US CPI tonight. Banks eased back as NAB saw downgrades post results, falling 2.1%, the Big Bank Basket down to $182.93 (1%). MQG fell 1.0% and insurer…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 10th November
- The Dow Jones fell into the close, finishing down 647 points (-1.95%), snapping a three-day winning streak to finish near lows. Never trading in positive territory at best, it was down 96, at worst, …
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 9th November
The ASX 200 closed up 40 points (+0.6%) to 6999, adding to yesterday’s 25-point gain. It was gold’s time to shine today, as miners rallied hard with NCM up 6.9%, NST up 6.8% and EVN up 9.3%. Other r…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 9th November
Another strong rally in the US as the Dow climbed 335 points (1.02%). At worst, up 4, and at best, up 528. The NASDAQ gained 52 points (+0.49%), and the S&P 500 rose 21 points (+0.56%). It was the t…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 8th November
ASX 200 closed up 25 points to 6959 (0.4%) in very tight trade. Volumes down too. Banks bounced back as WBC ran 2.0% and the Big Bank Basket rose to $184.49 (1.2%). MQG up 0.9% with insurers flat an…