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 – Monday 10th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures down 61 (0.9%)
- Dow falls 630 points (2.1%) after better than expected jobs numbers.
- S&P500 down 105 points (2.8%)
- Nasdaq down 421 (3.8%)
- USD better again AUD below 64c.
- 10-year yields …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 7th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures down 50 points (0.7%)
- Dow Jones fall 346 points (1.2%)
- S&P 500 down 39 points (1.0%)
- Nasdaq down 75 points (0.7%)
- US yields push higher again. USD back up too. AUD down to 64.10.
- Gold …
End of Day Podcast – Thursday 6th October
ASX 200 flip flopped around in quieter trade, finishing up 2 points at 6818. Banks bad. Resources good today. 10-year yields pushing back up today to 3.79% and taking its toll on the Big Bank Basket…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 6th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures down 27 points
- Dow fall 42 points (0.14%) after 2% loss erased on derivatives trade.
- S&P 500 dowwn 8 points (0.2%)
- Nasdaq down 28 points (0.25%)
- US 10 year yields 3.753% pushing back …
End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 5th October
ASX 200 gained another 116 points to 6814 (1.7%). Big runs in the banks continue with the Big Bank Basket up to $174.45 (2.6%). MQG rallying another 2.4% with fund managers GQG up 3.2% and MFG up 1.…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 5th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures up 107 points.
- Dow kicks again another 825 points (2.8%) Closing on highs.
- S&P500 up 111 points (3.0%)
- Nasdaq up 361 (3.3%) Musk bids for Twitter. For real this time.
- 10 year US yield…
End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 4th October
ASX 200 up a massive 242 points to 6699.3 (3.8%) on rallying US markets and a surprise 25bps rise from the RBA. The market kicked higher after the less than expected rise, AUD fell and 10-year yields…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 4th October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures up 102
- Dow Jones up 765 (2.6%)
- Nasdaq up 240 (2.3%) Tesla falls 8.6%
- S&P 500 up 91 points (2.6%)
- Oil up 3.8% Gold up 2.3%
- Commodities mixed nickel bounces 0.8%
- Iron ore unchanged. China…
End of Day Podcast – Monday 3rd October
ASX 200 finished down 17 points to 6457 (0.3%) in a topsy turvy day of thin volatile trading. NSW holidays kept most players sidelined as the market waited for RBA decision tomorrow (50bps expected).…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 3rd October
- ASX 200 SPI Futures up 5.
- Dow closes down 500 points (1.7%) lows of 510 down.
- S&P500 down 55 points (1.5%).
- Nasdaq down 162 points (1.5%).
- European markets better. STOCXX 600 up 1.3%.
- VIX falls slightly. …
End of Day Podcast – Friday 30th September
ASX 200 fell another 81 points to 6475 (-1.2%) as September quarter ends in negativity. For the week, the index is down 100 points and for the quarter a mere 93 points. Some rebalancing taking place …
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Friday 30th September
What goes up, must come down. The Dow Jones reversed yesterday's gains with a 458 point drop overnight (-1.5%), while the Nasdaq dropped 2.8%. SPI Futures are only down 22 points this morning, hoping…
End of Day Podcast – Thursday 29th September
ASX 200 kicks 93 points higher to 6555 (1.4%) after a surge in US markets. Some selling into the close though.A slightly better CPI monthly number. First time we have had a monthly number. Very 21stc…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 29th September
A great night in the US, with the Dow Jones climbing549 points (+1.9%), rallying on the back of action from the Bank of England. SPI Futures are up 98 points (+1.5%).
- ASX SPI Futures up 98 points.
- Dow…
End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 28th September
- ASX 200 falls another 34 points to 6462 (0.5%) as AUD gets hit in Asian woes. Early strength gives way to Asian selling pressure and AUD under siege. Banks in the firing line today with the Big Bank…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 28th September
The Dow Jones was all over the place last night in a volatile session, closing down 126 points (-0.4%). The S&P 500 fell again last night, now to its lowest level since November. SPI Futures are indi…
End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 27th September
ASX 200 rebounded 27 points to 6487 (0.4%) in quiet trade. Resources were the stand outs today after the rout yesterday as BHP gained 2.8%, RIO up 3.0% and FMG better by 5.5%. Lower AUD doing its jo…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Tuesday 27th September
The Dow Jones fell a further 330 points (1.1%) overnight, but despite that, SPI Futures are up 17 points (+0.3%) this morning, as it looks like we might have overdone the sell-off yesterday.
Catch up…
End of Day Podcast – Monday 26th September
ASX 200 closed at a three-month low at 6469 down 105 points (1.6%) despite a solid rally off morning lows. Banks and defensive industrials held up better today as resources were hammered. Commodities…
Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Monday 26th September
The Dow Jones fell 486 points (-1.6%) on Friday night as the conversation moved away from central-bank aggression and interest rates and firmly to the risk of recession.
SPI Futures are down 82 point…