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A twice daily podcast from the team at Marcus Today, the stock market newsletter for investors, bringing you up to speed with the latest stock market, financial, and business news. Published just before market open and after market close (AEST), Monday to Friday.
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End of Day Report – Monday 3 June: Banks Leading the Charge to 7800
ASX 200 jumps 59 points to 7761(0.8%) as US gives a positive start to the week. Banks as usual leading the charge higher, the Big Bank Basket up to $210.96 (). WBC jumping 2.5%. MQG is up slightly with insurers doing well, QBE is up 2.6%, and SUN rallied 1.3%. REITs strong too, GMG up 1.9% and SGP up 1.8%. Industrials mixed, REA and CAR eased, WES up 0.8% and COL doing well, utilities also in demand, ORG up 1.2% and APA up 1.2%. Tech slipped WTC down 1.3% and the All -Tech Index down 0.3%. He...
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Pre-Market Report – Monday 3 June: SPI up 38, Dow up 575
Wall Street closed mixed following PCE results. The Dow Jones jumped 575 points (+1.51%), registering its biggest daily percentage gain since Nov-23. S&P 500 broke 5,200 before rallying above that level as every sector rallied, gaining 0.80%, and the NASDAQ slipped 0.01%. For the week, Dow fell 384 points (-0.98%), S&P 500 -0.51%, and NASDAQ -1.10% breaking five straight weeks of gains. For May, indices rose rebounding after a weak April Dow +2.3%, S&P 500 +4.8% and NASDAQ +6.88%....
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End of Day Report – Friday 31 May: Defensives and Energy the Best Performers
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Pre-Market Report – Friday 31 May: SPI Rallies 50 | Commodities Under Pressure
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 330.06 points, or 0.86%, to 38,111.48. The S&P 500 lost 0.6% to close at 5,235.48. The Nasdaq Composite dipped 1.08% to 16,737.08, underscoring the weakness in technology names. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 have jumped nearly 7% and 4%, respectively, in May. The Dow has risen 0.8% in the month. All three indexes hit record highs in May.ASX to rise. SPI Futures up 50 points (+0.65%).Base metals lower across the board. Nickel -1.98%, Alumin...
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End of Day Report – Thursday 30 May: BHP Stumbles as Iron Ore Falls | Banks Steady
ASX 200 drops another 37 points to 7629 (-0.5%) after a bounce off the 7600 support level. Bank held firm with small losses in CBA and NAB. The Big Bank Basket down to $205.46 (-0.1%). MQG fell 0.6% with insurers mixed, QBE up 0.1% as bond yields rose. SUN off 0.8%, with REITs down, SGP off 0.9% and GMG up slightly. Industrials saw buyers in defensives, WES up 0.8% and ALL up 0.9%, with BXB doing ok, up 0.6%. Tech mixed despite Nasdaq futures showing early losses. The All-Tech Index up 0.4%. ...
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Pre-Market Report – Thursday 30 May: SPI Down 52 | BHP Pulls Anglo Bid
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 411.32 points, or 1.06%, to 38,441.54. The S&P 500 dipped 0.74% to 5,266.95, marking its first negative session of the last three. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.58% to 16,920.58, as Nvidia’s advance somewhat mitigated losses for the technology-heavy index.All 11 sectors that comprise the broad S&P 500 retreated, underscoring the breadth of market weakness. More than 440 stocks in the index were lower on the day. 10 year Treasury yields ...