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Market Updates

A twice-daily podcast from the Marcus Today team for self-directed investors.Published every weekday before the ASX open and after the close (AEST), these short updates cover what"s moving markets, key developments overnight, and the themes shaping the trading day.Clear. Practical. No noise.

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12:24

End of Day Report – Tuesday 4 November: ASX 200 drops...

Market Updates ·

2025/11/04

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 comments post the result. CBA down 0.8%. Insurers and financials slid, MQG down 0.8% and QBE off 0.7%, with SOL continuing to flounder off another 1.7%. REITs under pressure again, GMG off 1.9% and SGP falling 1.1%. Industrials weaker with some exceptions, DMP, LNW and ...

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13:03

Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 4 November: US markets...

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2025/11/03

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 again after its quarterly report last week. That helped the Nasdaq rise 0.45%. Tesla also rose 2%, momentum starting to form after the wobble around it quarterly update back on October 22. Nvidia also rose 2%. Its most advanced AI chips remain reserved for US companies. That’s ...

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12:43

End of Day Report – Monday 3 November: Banks lead ASX...

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2025/11/03

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 closed up 2.8% with the Big Bank Basket at $297.33 (+2%). CBA kicked up 2.3% and other financials were mixed. REITs slid with GMG down 0.2% and SGP off 0.8% and insurers also fell, QBE down 1.2%. Industrials ended up mixed, after a sluggish start, WES up 0.3% and ...

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11:43

Pre-Market Report – Monday 3 November: US markets...

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2025/11/02

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%. Closing off highs on average volume. Dow up 41 points. Amazon up 9.6% (had been +13% after hours) took not just the Cyclicals sector up but the entire S&P by ~0.45%. Apple lost all its after hours gain to finish down 0.4%. Meta continued its slide. Now down nearly 14% since reporting. S&P (ex...

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5:00

End of Day Report – Friday 31 October: ASX finishes...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/31

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14:11

Pre-Market Report – Friday 31 October: US markets...

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2025/10/30

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 -4.6%, Microsoft -2.9% and Nvidia -2%. Two brighter spots were Amazon, which is up a powerful 11.6% in the after market after its update showed its AWS division had the strongest growth in three years. Apple’s quarterly revenue also came in higher than expectations, with...

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14:27

End of Day Report – Thursday 30 October: ASX 200...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/30

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 Big Bank Basket held at $289.37 (+0.1%), with insurers slipping and financials a little wishy washy. REITs tumbled as rates rose, GMG down 1.3% and SCG off 2.9% on rate rethink. Industrials were also weaker, ALL fell 2.2% with WOW gaining 3.3% at the expense COL dow...

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15:28

Pre-Market Report – Thursday 30 October: US markets...

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2025/10/29

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 December. Bond yields and USD up. US10Y up 10bp. Gold initially up over 1.5% before losing all gains. Equities took an initial hit before recovering. The odds of a December cut dropped from 90% to 71%. The Fed also announced an end to its “QT” policy. Aimed at easing pressure in the short term ...

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13:41

End of Day Report – Wednesday 29 October: ASX 200...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/29

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 falling to $289.08 (-2.1%). Insurers fell, QBE down 1.6% and SUN off 2.0%. Other interest rate stocks fell, TCL down 1.9% and REITs under pressure, GMG down 1.4% and SGP off 3.9%. Industrials eased back, WES dropped 1.7% and ALL off 1.6% with WOW up 2.4% as COL fell 1.9%. ...

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14:35

Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 29 October: US markets...

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2025/10/28

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 after announcing a deal to build seven AI supercomputers for the US energy department. CEO Huang also said they had US$500bn in bookings for its AI chips – and that’s even without access to the Chinese market. It's possible NVDA becomes the first public company to hit US$5 t...

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14:21

End of Day Report – Tuesday 28 October: ASX 200 falls...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/28

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 off 15.9% and WTC down 15.9% too. The All-Tech Index fell 1.1%. Gold miners under serious [pressure again today with NEM down 4.1% and NST falling 3.1% as bullion fell below US$4000. The Iron ore majors fared better with small losses, but rare earths dropped in a brutal...

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11:14

Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 28 October: US markets...

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2025/10/27

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 is now falling well back from the high it hit earlier in the month and the gold price retreated again (-2%). Bitcoin also seems to be stabilising after its recent drawdown. The ASX is set to open lower. The SPI is down 39 points. Want to invest with Marcus Tod...

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11:50

End of Day Report – Monday 27 October: ASX 200 up 37...

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2025/10/27

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% and XYZ 1.8% higher. REITS too were a little better, GMG up 0.9% and SCG up 0.2%. Industrials generally were solid, ALL up 1.8% and QAN took off, up 3.4% with BXB also doing well, up 1.2%. COL and WOW slightly better and tech mixed, WTC down 0.6% and XRO up 0.9% as the All...

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12:14

Pre-Market Report – Monday 27 October: US markets...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/26

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 shutdown, trade tensions, regional bank jitters, overvaluation concerns and oil sanctions. S&P 500 up 0.79%, closing near the high on average volume. Dow up 473 points. Nasdaq best up 1.15%. Headline CPI hit 3% vs 3.1% expected. The highest level since January. Energy prices the largest contributor. Transport...

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15:13

End of Day Report – Friday 24 October: ASX 200 falls...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/24

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 CBA down 0.8% and the Big Bank Basket down to $289.13 (). Other financials also drifted lower, NWL down 2.2% and HUB off 2.1 %. ZIP fell 1.0% and insurers flat too. REITS held firm generally as did industrials. BXB up 0.1% and SGH rising 0.8%. Some buy...

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12:24

Pre-Market Report – Friday 24 October: US markets...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/23

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6:46

End of Day Report – Thursday 23 October: ASX 200...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/23

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7:09

Pre-Market Report – Thursday 23 October: S&P 500 down...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/22

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 China. The VIX rose (+4%) on higher volume of 24 billion shares traded. Bitcoin was weak again, suggesting risk sentiment continues to moderate. The market is also waiting for the delayed release of US inflation numbers. Seven of the 11 major sectors were d...

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5:15

End of Day Report – Wednesday 22nd October - ASX Down...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/22

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 opened sharply lower but mostly held the line for the remainder of the day. No doubt gold will be watched closely from here to see if the correction continues. One item of interest today for lithium is PLS CEO Dale Henderson telling Bloomberg that power storage is helping to offset lower ...

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6:25

Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 22 October: Wall Street...

Market Updates ·

2025/10/21

US stocks were mixed overnight with the Dow up 0.47%, the Nasdaq -0.16% and the SP500 flat. Volume was average, and the VIX continued its retreat back under 20. Netflix was a notable earnings release. Management reported 17% revenue growth for the third quarter, but even that wasn’t enough to hit expectations. The Netflix team said their ad sales division should double revenue over the next year. Seven of the broader US sectors were down, with Consumer Cyclicals (+1.34%) and Industrials (+0.9...

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