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).
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End of Day Report – Friday 7th November- ASX 200 Falls 59 - Down 1.2% for the week - MQG falls hard - Banks off - Tech tumbles
The ASX smashed lower to finish the week off 59 points at 8770 (0.7%), with the week down 1.2%. Felt like a lot more really! Banks came under pressure, coming off all-time highs as MQG was dumped ...
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Pre-Market Report – Friday 7 November: US markets continue pullback | Bitcoin slips, gold steady
US stocks down overnight, with SP500 down 1.1% and the Nasdaq off 1.85%. The VIX sprang back 11% to close just under 20. Bitcoin can’t lift strongly either. Big Tech under some pressure, with TSLA -3% as...
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End of Day Report – Thursday 6 November: ASX 200 closes up 26 | NAB down 3.3% on results
The ASX 200 managed to cling to small gains today, up 26 points to 8828 (0.3%).NAB fell 3.3% after results saw some profit-taking on low growth, WBC down 1.2% as it went ex-dividend. Insurers were better, with QBE up...
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Pre-Market Report – Thursday 6 November: US markets recover, SPI up 66 | AGM season continues
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 225.76 points, or 0.48%, to close at 47,311.00. The S&P 500 rose 0.37% to finish at 6,796.29, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.65% to settle at 23,499.80. Investors were paying attention to the S...
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End of Day Report – Wednesday 5 November: ASX 200 claws back heavy losses to close down 12 | Banks hit new highs
The ASX fell another 12 points to 8802, well off lows, as resources were slammed hard. The market finished well off the lows of the day as US futures recovered from heavy early losses. Banks held up again, CBA up 1.3% and the Big Bank...
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Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 5 November: US markets crack | Nasdaq falls 2%
Stocks fell on Tuesday, pressured by declines in artificial intelligence-related names like Palantir, as investors grew increasingly concerned about valuations in the bull market-leading shares.The S&P 500 declined 1.17% to close at ...
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End of Day Report – Tuesday 4 November: ASX 200 drops 81 on iron ore majors | RBA holds rates steady
The ASX 200 dropped another 81 points to 8814 (0.9%) as the RBA kept rates unchanged as expected. Banks and iron ore miners synchronised falls, with the Big Bank Basket down to $295.15 (-0.4%). WBC saw buyers up 1.5% on broker com...
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Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 4 November: US markets mixed | Amazon hits high, Palantir results
The big deals just keep coming over in the USA. Amazon hit all time highs on the news that OpenAI has signed a seven year deal to buy services from Amazon’s cloud division AWS. It’s worth $38bn. Amazon rose 4%, lifting agai...
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End of Day Report – Monday 3 November: Banks lead ASX 200 higher | Lithium slips and copper falls
The ASX 200 started badly down some 40 points but rallied to close up 13 at 8892 (0.2%). Once again it was the banks that led the turnaround with WBC numbers pleasing and the sale of the RAMS Home Loan book also a positive. The bank clos...
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Pre-Market Report – Monday 3 November: US markets slightly higher, SPI down 5 | RBA in focus
Wall St ended slightly higher as positive Amazon results outweighed falling odds for a rate cut in December. Tech sector down overall yet the Nasdaq performed best up 0.61%. S&P 500 up 0.27%. Closin...
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End of Day Report – Friday 31 October: ASX finishes flat | Down 1.5% for the week
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Pre-Market Report – Friday 31 October: US markets ease ahead of Apple and Amazon | SPI up 13
US shares were down overnight, with the NASDAQ off 1.57% and SP500 (-0.99%) also weakening. Meta fell 11.3% as the market reacted further to their earnings update yesterday. Most of the other big players also down, with Tesla
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End of Day Report – Thursday 30 October: ASX 200 falls 41 points | All eyes on Trump v Xi
The ASX 200 dropped another 41 points to 8886 as interest rate sensitive stocks fell and WES dropped 7.1% on AGM comments. Banks held firm as we await details from APEC on the Trump/Xi Meeting which was all over in 90 minutes. The...
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Pre-Market Report – Thursday 30 October: US markets stall on Fed cuts | Tech results after hours mixed
Big night for Wall Street as the SP500 finished flat but the Nasdaq rose 0.5%. Focus on US company earnings and the Fed meeting. Rates cut 0.25% but pushed back against any assumption of another one in ...
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End of Day Report – Wednesday 29 October: ASX 200 drops 86 as inflation comes in hot | Banks and REITs fall
The ASX 200 dropped 86 points to 8926 (-1.0%) as inflation came in hotter than expected and snuffed out any rate cut hopes for next week. The banks bore the brunt, CBA down 2.1% and WBC falling 3.1% with the Big Bank Basket...
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Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 29 October: US markets hit new records, SPI up 11 | CPI today
US stocks finished higher overnight. The Nasdaq rose 0.8% and the SP500 0.2%. US stocks remain in record highs on average volume of 20bn shares. Employment figures released were encouraging, and NVDA made a big 5% move up a...
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End of Day Report – Tuesday 28 October: ASX 200 falls 43 points | CSL and WTC dumped
The ASX 200 fell 43 points to 9012 (0.5%) as resources were sold off heavily. Two blue chip casualties today too in CSL on a downgrade and delays to its demerger plans and WTC on ASIC raid on offices. Both falling heavily, CSL<...
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Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 28 October: US markets power up, SPI down 39 | Gold drops again
US stocks hit all time highs again overnight. The Nasdaq was up 1.8% and the SP500 1.2%. Company earnings are coming in strong, the Fed is in a rate cutting cycle and optimism around the trade spat is keeping the market buoyant. The VIX ...
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End of Day Report – Monday 27 October: ASX 200 up 37 points | Banks and iron ore miners firm
The ASX 200 rose 37 points to 9056 (0.4%) after flirting with a new record high. Banks came off the early boil somewhat, CBA up 0.8% and the Big Bank Basket up to $291.17 (+0.7%). Financials generally were firm, ZIP up 3.0%...
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Pre-Market Report – Monday 27 October: US markets rally | US-China trade deal and Fed this week
Wall St had a strong session on Friday. Inflation numbers coming in slightly lower than expected and company earnings continuing to beat. The market jumping hurdles of the Government shutd...
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End of Day Report – Friday 24 October: ASX 200 falls 14 to finish the week up 24 | Lithium boosted
The ASX 200 drifted 14 points lower to 9019 (0.2%) in cautious trade ahead of the latest US CPI tonight. For the week, we are up around 24 points. Not that exciting, but plenty happening beneath the surface as usual. Banks eased back today with...
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Pre-Market Report – Friday 24 October: US markets rally, CPI tomorrow | Oil up 5%
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End of Day Report – Thursday 23 October: ASX 200 finishes in the green | Energy the standout
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Pre-Market Report – Thursday 23 October: S&P 500 down 0.5% | Trade tensions increase again
US shares were down overnight with the Nasdaq (-0.93%) the worst of the major indices. Both the SP500 (-0.53%) and Dow (-334 points) were lower. The Trump administration floated the idea of placing restrictions on software exports to Chi...
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End of Day Report – Wednesday 22 October: ASX down 65 points | Resources tumble
The ASX opened down, and has stayed down all day (-0.7%). Energy is the clear winner of the major sectors (+1.32%) thanks to a modest rise in oil overnight and a positive update from WDS (+3.5%). Gold stocks opene...
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