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 25th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures up 28 points (0.4%)
- Dow Jones up 417 (1.3%)
- S&P 500 up 45 (1.2%)
- Nasdaq up 93 points (0.9%)
- US 10 year yields 4.24%
- Gold unchanged. Oil unchanged.
- Base metals mixed. Iron ore eases.
- UK h…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 24th October
ASX 200 closes up 103 points to 6779 (+1.5%). Big jump straight out of the blocks but off highs as Chinese GDP and politics sends HK down 5% and US futures give up Sunday night gains. Volume remains …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 24th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures up 95 points.
- Dow Jones soars 749 points (2.47%) WSJ helps sentiment on rate rises.
- S&P500 up 87 points (2.4%)
- Nasdaq up 245 points (2.3%)
- VIX falls 1% USD under pressure. AUD hits 64…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 21st October
ASX 200 dropped from the open closing down 54 points at 6677 finishing the week down 1.2%. Quiet trading, volumes boosted by options expiry. 10-year bond yields ramped higher again at 4.22%. Banks on…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 21st October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures down 25 points.
- Dow eases back 90 points to 30334 (0.3%)
- S&P 500 down 29 points (0.8%)
- Nasdaq falls 66 points to 10615 (0.6%)
- Snaps falls 25% after hours on results.
- IBM better on numb…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 20th October
- ASX 200 falls 69 points to 6731 (1%). Rallied a little but Asian markets weaker hurting sentiment. Banks help up well with the Big Bank Basket up to $182.41 (0.4%). MQG though continued to be pressu…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 20th October
Dow Jones finished down 100 points (-0.33%). Up 138 at best, down 297 at worst. Nasdaq down 0.85%, S&P 500 down 0.67%. VIX Volatility Index rose 0.9%. European markets ran out of steam, STOXX 600 dow…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 18th October
And just like that, the ASX 200 recovered yesterday’s losses and then some, rallying from the open and pushing higher into the close, up 115 points (+1.7%), to 6779. Most sectors managed to climb hig…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 18th October
Dow Jones up 551 points (+1.86%). It was up 363 at worst and up 677 at best. NASDAQ up 3.43%. S&P 500 up 2.52%. VIX Volatility Index down 1.8%. European markets also higher with the STOXX 600 index u…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 17th October
ASX fell hard from the open closing down 94 points at 6664 (1.4%). All sectors eased but resources and iron ore especially bore the brunt. BHP down 2.3%, RIO off 2.6% and FMG falling 1.2%, not helpe…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 17th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures down 102 points (1.5%)
- Dow falls 404 points on inflation fears again Closes near lows.
- Nasdaq down 328 points (3.1%)
- S&P500 down 83 points (2.3%)
- USD continues higher. AUD at 62c. 10-…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Friday 14th October
ASX bounced hard up 116 points to 6759 (1.8%) for a 4-point loss for the week. The hard way. Solid bounce but lacking volumes and still some caution. Banks carried through with the recent strength wi…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 14th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures up 110 points.
- Dow reverses 500 point loss to close up 828 points (2.8%)
- Nasdaq up 232 points (2.2%)
- S&P500 up 93 points (2.6%)
- US Core CPI hits 40-year high. Bond yields off highs.
- U…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Thursday 13th October
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 13th October
Dow Jones gives away a 216 point rise to close down 28 on the day (-0.1%). NASDAQ almost unchanged down 0.09%. S&P 500 down 0.24%. VIX Volatility index down 0.2%. European markets quietly fading, STO…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 12th October
ASX 200 closed 3 points to 6648 (0.04%) higher as banks rebounded led by BOQ and its results report. BOQ up 11.1% with CBA up 2.4% after its AGM and reaffirmed guidance. The Big Bank Basket rose to $…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 12th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures down 22 points
- Dow rallies off lows to close up 36 points (0.1%)
- S&P 500 down 24 points (0.7%)
- Nasdaq falls 116 points (1.2%) as chip makers suffer.
- Oil drops another 2% Gold steady.…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 11th October
ASX 200 closed down 23 to 6645 as early gains evaporated in thin, convictionless trade. US futures turned south, and bond yields rose with the 10-year heading over 4%. AUD under pressure again. Bank…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 11th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures up 12 points
- Dow down 94 points (0.3%)
- Nasdaq off 110 points (1.0%)
- S&P 500 falls 27 points (0.8%)
- VIX up 3.5% to 32.45
- Oil falls 2.3% Gold down 1.6% as USD heads higher.
- Base metals s…
Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Monday 10th October
ASX 200 fell 95 points to 6668 (1.4%). Falls across the board with the only bright spot iron ore, RIO up 0.9% and FMG up 1.9%. Base metals fell slightly as PLS dropped 3.9%, S32 down 1.6% and IGO off…