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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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11:04

End of Day Report – Tuesday 13 May: ASX 200 rallies...

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2025/05/13

The ASX 200 rose 36 points to 8269 (0.4%). 11-week high. Disappointing in some respects as defensive stocks saw sellers move to more leverage assets. Banks slipped with ANZ Ex-dividend, the Big Bank Basket down to $261.90 (-0.5%). MQG pushed another 3.7% ahead, with other financials doing well. HMC is up 3.7%, and RPL is rallying 5.7%. ZIP was the standout, up 8.8%, with XYZ bouncing 5.9%. REITs sold off as rates moved higher, 10-year yields up to 4.43%. Defensive industrials fell, COL and WO...

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13:21

Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 13 May: US markets soar,...

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2025/05/12

Wall Street jumped as the US and China agreed to cut tariffs for 90 days. Chinese imports are cut from 145% to 30%. US imports are cut from 125% to 10%. S&P 500 up 3.26%, NASDAQ up 4.35%. Dow jumped at open at inched upward throughout the session. Closed up 1161 points, just 8 off high. Broad rally. All sectors up except Utilities. Flat. Cyclicals and Tech best performers. Amazon (+8.1%) and Tesla (+6.7%) boosted the former. Defensive sectors were the laggards as risk-on sentiment reigned...

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11:29

End of Day Report – Monday 12 May: ASX 200 up a mere...

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2025/05/12

ASX 200 kicks higher, just up 2 points to 8234 (+0.0%) after losing momentum as the day wore on. US futures are up strongly on hoped-for details on US/China trade negotiations. Dow futures up 1.1%, Nasdaq futures up 2.1%. Gold fell, miners under pressure with GMD down 5.7% and EVN off 3.7%. Base metals and lithium stocks are better, MIN up 8.3% and LTR roaring ahead, up 12.6%. S32 is also having a good day on CEO retirement. The stars were for iron ore stocks on China hopes, BHP up 2.3% and R...

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12:52

Pre-Market Report – Monday 12 May: US Futures up...

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2025/05/11

Stocks ended flat overnight. Profit taking took hold from a strong open ahead of US/China trade talks this weekend. S&P 500 down 0.1%. Nasdaq flat and the Dow Jones 119 points. Closing near the low. Energy the best performing sector as oil rebounded. Healthcare the worst. S&P 500 down 0.5% for the week. Our market flat. Trump news dictated market direction rather than economic updates. 45 tweets in one night. The majority were positive. SPI up 16 - US futures up 0.9% on US China weeke...

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5:25

End of Day Report – Friday 9 May: ASX finishes up 40...

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2025/05/09

The ASX 200 rose 40 points (+0.5%) today, led by rebounds in banks and tech stocks. Most sectors in green. Financials lifted following a heavy selloff earlier in the week. MQG up 3.8% after reporting a profit rise. CBA up 0.9% while ANZ (-1.4%) lagged behind. Tech also firmed, riding a positive global lead from Wall Street on easing trade tensions. WTC up 1.1%, XRO up 2.7%. Want to invest with Marcus Today? The Managed Strategy Portfolio is designed for investors seeking exposure to our strat...

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9:54

Pre-Market Report – Friday 9 May: US markets rally in...

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2025/05/08

No intro music today ! Wall Street rose as the US and the UK announced a trade deal although all three major indices shed some of their gains before market close. S&P 500 up 0.58%, NASDAQ up 1.07%. Dow rose as news of the trade deal was revealed but dropped before the close. Ended in the low-mid range. Up 254 points. Mixed sector performance. Bond yields rose on news of trade deal and sparked rotation out of defensive sectors. Utilities and Consumer Non-Cyclicals down. Industrials best pe...

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4:57

End of Day Report – Thursday 8 May: ASX finishes up...

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2025/05/08

The ASX 200 closed with a gain of 13 points (+0.16%) after clawing back early losses as Trump teased a trade deal. Expected to be with the UK. Sterling and Aussie dollar rose on the news. Futures also jumped. Dow futures up 0.4%, Nasdaq futures up 0.9%. Most sectors in the green for the ASX 200. Financials, Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary exceptions. ANZ fell 1.9% after disappointing earnings. WBC down 4.1% after it went ex-dividend. Fell more than dividend. CBA down 0.3%, results next ...

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12:32

Pre-Market Report – Thursday 8 May: US markets rally...

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2025/05/07

Wall Street ended in the green following a choppy session as the Fed announced rates would remain steady, as expected. Chip stocks boosted the market with a late rally after a report suggested regulations may be eased. S&P 500 up 0.43%, NASDAQ up 0.27%. Dow rose at the open, dropped after the Fed announcement, and then recovered close to earlier highs. Ended 285 points up. Most sectors up. Tech worst performer. Dragged down by Alphabet (-7.3%) after Apple (-1.1%) said it may integrate AI ...

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14:36

End of Day Report – Wednesday 7 May: ASX 200 up 27...

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2025/05/07

Another solid day with the ASX 200 up 27 points to 8178 (+0.3%). NAB (+1.6%) results helped, but the news of Bessent heading for a Swiss showdown with Chinese counterparties on trade, popped US futures higher and commodity stocks were back on. China also cut rates. BHP up 0.9% with RIO up 0.6%. Gold miners were solid on bullion’s rise, SPR up 0.9%, and VAU doing better, up 3.3%. NST fell 2.6% though with WGX up 2.9%. Lithium stocks better, LTR up 7.8% on WA loans, PLS rallied 4.8% and M...

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14:32

Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 7 May: US markets slip...

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2025/05/06

Wall Street ended in the red as comments by Trump and Bessent were vague about when trade deals will be announced. S&P 500 down 0.77%, NASDAQ down 0.87%. Dow dropped at the open, rose into the green during the day, and slipped again before the close. Ended 390 points down, near low. All sectors red except Utilities and Energy. Utilities benefitted from drop in yields. Energy followed oil up from four year low. Healthcare worst performing sector. Down on tariff fears. Big names like Eli Li...

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7:14

End of Day Report – Tuesday 6 May: Quiet day on the...

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2025/05/06

The ASX 200 fell for the second straight session, recovering from early lows, dropping 6 points to 8151 (-0.1%). Mixed sector performance. Healthcare worst performing sector. Pulled down by two biggest names. CSL (-2.5%) down as it flagged vaccine scepticism in US as a challenge. SIG (-6.7%) down after it took a $42.4m hit in transaction costs so far in FY25. Disappointment of WBC (-2.0%) earnings continued to weigh on Banks and broader index. CBA flat, Big Bank Basket down to $263.69 (0.6%)....

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13:28

Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 6 May: US markets slip,...

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2025/05/05

Wall Street's recent winning streak came to an end with all the major indices were down as optimism on trade negotiations faltered after Trump said he’d lower tariffs on China “at some point” and announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the US. Ended nine straight day of gains for S&P 500. Down 0.64%, NASDAQ down 0.74%. Dow dropped at the open, rose into the green during the day, and slipped again before the close. Ended 99 points down, middle of its range. All sectors red. Ener...

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11:53

End of Day Report – Monday 5 May: ASX 200 down 80 |...

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2025/05/05

The ASX 200 started the week giving back 80 points to 8158 (1%) as the bank rally faded post WBC results. Slightly underwhelming and lack of growth to blame. WBC fell 3.0% taking CBA down 1.6% and the Big Bank Basket down to $265.29 (1.7%). MQG followed the other lower down 1.8% ahead of numbers Friday. Other financials gave up early gains, with RPL and XYZ, two of the only winners. REITs also slipped led by GMG down 2.2% and MGR off 0.9% with industrials also weaker. Retail sagged, PMV down ...

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13:03

Pre-Market Report – Monday 5 May: US markets kick...

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2025/05/04

Wall St rose Friday to record its 9th straight positive session. Boosted by US/China trade talk and economic data. Dow up 564 points closing near the high. S&P 500 up 1.47%. Nasdaq up 1.51%. For the week, S&P 500 up 2.9%, Nasdaq up 3.4%. The ASX 200 rose 3.39%, best week since December 2023. Non-farm payrolls came in at 177k on Friday, lower than 185k in March but well above forecasts for a 130k rise. Eased recession concerns. The survey was taken one week after tariffs were implement...

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14:32

End of Day Report – Friday 2 May: ASX 200 closes up...

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2025/05/02

The ASX 200 kicked another 93 points higher to 8238 (1.1%) as China appears to often its tactics. A big kick in US futures on the news helped. Banks led the way higher for a change. The Big Bank Basket up to $269.96 (+1.6%) ahead of the results kicking off next week. CBA up 1.4% and WBC playing some catch-up up rising 1.9%. MQG finally joined in, and other financials did ok with the exception of XYZ, which cratered 26.7% on a downgrade and disappointing earnings. REITs continued higher led by...

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14:51

Pre-Market Report – Friday 2 May: US markets continue...

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2025/05/01

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 83.60 points, or 0.21%, to close at 40,752.96. The S&P 500 gained 0.63% to end at 5,604.14, still slightly below its levels from before President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs announcement in early April. The Nasdaq Composite increased 1.52%, to close at 17,710.74 and wipe out the decline it experienced since April 2. Weekly jobless claims increased 241,000, topping the Dow Jones estimate of 225,000 and keeping Thursday’s bullishness in c...

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12:33

End of Day Report – Thursday 1 May: ASX 200 closes up...

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2025/05/01

The ASX 200 kicked off May with a 19-point gain to 8146. Some Asian markets closed today as are some European markets. US futures showing a very positive session, given the results from Meta and Microsoft. Banks held firm with CBA up 0.4% and the Big Bank Basket flat at $265.81 (0.2%). Other financials did ok too, PTM rose 11.4% as Kerr Neilsen sold out to LSF. Merger talks are on. HUB rose 2.3% and PNI up 0.9%. MQG continue to miss out closing down 0.3%. REITs were positive, with a focus on ...

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14:16

Pre-Market Report – Thursday 1 May: US markets...

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2025/04/30

Wall Street oversaw a late rally in Wednesday’s session to recover from an initial selloff as markets dealt with the US’s first economic contraction since 2022 and anticipated Big Tech earnings. Seventh straight day of gains for the S&P 500. Up 0.15%, NASDAQ down 0.09%. Dow dropped sharply early on but recovered late to end the day up 142 points (+0.35%). Closed near high. Mixed sector performance. Energy worst performer as oil prices posted steepest monthly decline since 2021. Consumer C...

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14:11

End of Day Report – Wednesday 30 April: ASX 200 kicks...

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2025/04/30

The ASX 200 finished the month up 56 points to 8126 (+0.7%), giving us a 3.7% rise for the month. Hard to believe really. A 14% rally off the lows. CPI today came in slightly higher than some expected, but clears the way for a rate cut next week. Banks celebrated with CBA pushing 2.2% higher, NAB up 0.5% and the Big Bank Basket up to $265.43 (+1.6%). Other financials were a little mixed. MQG fell 0.5%. Insurers better, SUN up 2.3%. REITs also going well. GMG up 1.9% and SGP up 1.3%. Industria...

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15:16

Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 30 April: US markets...

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2025/04/29

Wall Street recorded another set of gains on Tuesday in a choppy session as markets weighed upcoming earnings, economic data and changing trade policy. Sixth straight day of gains for the S&P 500. S&P 500 up 0.58%, NASDAQ up 0.55%. Dow fell early on but recovered to end the day up 300 points (+0.75%). Closed near high. All sectors in green except Energy. Lower oil prices. Materials and Non-Cyclicals top performing sectors. Trump signed an order to reduce the impact of his auto tariffs...

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