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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2095 episodes
End of Day Report – Thursday 13 November: ASX drops 0.5% on strong jobs number
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Pre-Market Report – Thursday 13 November: Dow hits new record | Rotation to financials and healthcare
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to new heights on Wednesday, extending its gains from the previous session, as Wall Street looked ahead to a potential end to the record-breaking U.S. government shutdown.The 30-stock Dow was l...
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End of Day Report – Wednesday 12 November: ASX 200 down 19, CBA falls again | ALL and 360 lower on results
The ASX 200 slipped again by 19 points to 8800 (0.2%) as CBA continued to weigh, off another 3.1% with the Big Bank Basket down to $279.76 (-1.6%). Joining in the casualty list were 360 off 13.1% on disappointing numbers an...
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Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 12 November: US mixed, Dow hits record | Nvidia down
A quiet session for US markets overnight. The bond market was closed for Veteran’s Day. There was also light volume on the share market, with only 15.3bn shares traded. The average over the last month is 20bn. That said, the Dow Jones in...
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End of Day Report – Tuesday 11 November: ASX 200 falls 17 | CBA (-6.6%) kills the index
The ASX 200 fell 17 points to 8824 (0.2%) as CBA stumbled 6.6% lower on trading update. Every 1% is a 10-point fall. This wiped any thoughts of gains off the table. The Big Bank Basket fell to $284.31 (-3.8%). WBC buc...
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Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 11 November: US markets rally hard on shutdown news | CBA update
A good night for markets in the first session for the week. Both the SP500 (+1.5%) and the Nasdaq (2.4%) rose. Nvidia punched back 6% after its recent wobble. Tesla lifted 3.7%, with investors apparently not concerned about Elon M...
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End of Day Report – Monday 10 November: ASX 200 up 66, ANZ +3.2% on results | US futures rally hard
The ASX 200 kicked 66 points higher to 8836 (0.8%) as news of a Senate vote to end the shutdown brought risk appetite back. ANZ results helped the banking sector as the market warmed to the transformation story, with the st...
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Pre-Market Report – Monday 10 November: Weak US lead | ANZ results miss
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End of Day Report – Friday 7 November: ASX 200 falls 59, down 1.2% for the week | 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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