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).
Podcasting since 2021 • 2056 episodes
Market Updates
Latest Episodes
Pre-Market Report – Friday 17th October - US markets sell off on credit issues - VIX up to 25 - Gold soars - SPI down 31
Stocks closed lower on Thursday, giving up earlier gains, led by declines in bank stocks on worries about bad loans. Traders also juggled persistent trade tensions and an ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 3...
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End of Day Report – Thursday 16th October ASX 200 hits a new record? Up 78 pts - Jobs data helps - Gold shines - rare earths stagger - MQG soars on data centre deal - MYX moves ahead.
The ASX 200 hit record highs today, closing at 9068 up 78 points (0.9%) in a very strong session. Today, it was banks and industrials doing much of the heavy lifting — along with a solid contribution from the gold sector. <...
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Pre-Market Report – Thursday 16th October US markets push up slightly - SPI up 5 - Gold at records - WBC restructuring charge
Continued good news from Wall Street bank earnings in overnight trade. The SP500 closed up +0.40% and the Nasdaq +0.66%. The VIX moderated down -0.82%. Morgan Stanley (+4.7%) and Bank of America (+4.4%) added to the positive earni...
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End of Day Report – Wednesday 15th October ASX 200 soars 92 points - Banks and Miners fly - BOQ raises div - Rare earths pause.
The ASX 200 soared 92 points to 8991(1.0%), closing on highs, as bank and resources fired together. The Big Bank Basket back up to $285.59 (+1.5%) with CBA signing up Comyn for another three years and rising 1.5%. NAB
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Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 15th October US Markets mixed and volatile - SPI up 74! Gold pushes higher - BOQ raises dividend.
US stocks were mixed in overnight trade. Both the Nasdaq (-0.76%) and SP500 (-0.16%) declined. That result was better than the initial opening move, which suggested that bigger declines were likely. Argy bargy between the US and China is giving...
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