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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  Pre-Market Report – Monday 5 October: US Markets firm on NFP - SPI up 26 - EQT bid on track - CSL in focus - Firmus

  Oct 4, 202610 min

  Wall St rose Friday, though ended off best levels after non-farm payrolls missed expectations , slightly dialling back rate hike bets (bad news is good news). Dow Jones up 250 points. S&P 500 up 0.73%. Nasdaq up 1.19%. Russell 2000 up 0.94%. Mag7 up 1.61%. SOX up 2.40% (Micron one of the few losers). SaaS up 0.2%. ASX set to rise on Monday. SPI futures up 26 points or 0.3% . CSL deal on new drug - EQT on track For the week, the S&P 500 fell 0.27%, the Nasdaq up 0.45%, the Dow down 1.25%. Mag7 flat for the week. SOX up 3.69% for the week (now up 18% from its absolute low following the AI safety selloff). Bitcoin near flat overnight and for the week. AUD up 0.40% overnight to 69.56 US cents, down 0.94% for the week after the USD index rose 0.88%. Marcus Today – Daily Market Insights Marcus Today provides clear, practical commentary for self-directed investors – covering markets, portfolios, education, and decision-making without the noise. If you'd like to go further: Start a free 14-day trial of Marcus Today http://bit.ly/mt-trial-podcast Join Marcus Today Use code MTPODCAST for 10% off http://bit.ly/mt-join-podcast-offer MT20 – Managed ETF Portfolio A professionally managed portfolio run by Marcus Padley and the team, using ASX-listed ETFs with active market timing. http://bit.ly/mt20-podcast Principles – How We Think About Investing A short video series on timing, behaviour, and decision-making. No stock tips. http://bit.ly/mt-principles-podcast — Disclaimer This podcast is general information only and does not consider your personal circumstances. It is not personal financial advice.

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  End of Day Report – Friday 2 October: ASX 200 jumps 60 - US Futures better - Up 10 pts for the week - Banks recover - Tech rallies.

  Oct 2, 202611 min

  The ASX 200 recovered some 60 pts to close at 8674 after yesterday's drubbing, ahead of a long weekend in some states in Australia. The ASX rose 10 pts this week. Banking sector recovered slightly after yesterday's drubbing, with CBA up 1.2%, NAB being the best of the bunch, up 1.6%. The Big Bank Basket rose to $261.64 (+1.1%). Insurers also seeing a little bit of buying, especially in QBE , which was up 4.2%. Other financials also slightly firmer, with MPL up 0.4% and ASX up 0.9%. The REIT sector still under pressure, with GMG down 2.6%, SCG down 1.6%, although CHC managed to put on 0.3%. We saw TCL recover, and retail stocks pushed slightly ahead: WES up 0.8%, WOW up 0.8%, and JBH flat. In the tech space, we saw buying following a positive move in software stocks in the U.S., with WTC up 6.4% and TNE up 4.5%. MP1 was another big winner today, along with DTL after its big run yesterday. The All -Tech Index rose 2.4% In the resource space, BHP and RIO both rose today, and we did see some buying emerge, although tentatively, in PLS and MIN . LYC recovered 1.7% after the bid yesterday for MEI , and the gold miners also put on a slight rise, with NST up 1.6% and RRL up 1.7%. Coal stocks recovered, with WHC up 3.8%, and the oil and gas space was better too, with WDS rising 1.2%, together with STO up over 2%. In corporate news today, PPS jumped 9.1% after its CEO stepped down. SRL is planning to move to the US, and TWE is also doing better on a broker upgrade. LLC fell slightly on news of its Italian sale update, whilst AYA jumped on a 5-year contract in the US. We await U.S. non-farm payrolls tonight. Asian markets pushed higher with Japan down 1%, China closed for Golden Week. 10-year yields back to 5.34% .US Futures lower. Nasdaq up 96 and Dow up 160. Marcus Today – Daily Market Insights Marcus Today provides clear, practical commentary for self-directed investors – covering markets, portfolios, education, and decision-making without the noise. If you'd like to go further: Start a free 14-day trial of Marcus Today http://bit.ly/mt-trial-podcast Join Marcus Today Use code MTPODCAST for 10% off http://bit.ly/mt-join-podcast-offer MT20 – Managed ETF Portfolio A professionally managed portfolio run by Marcus Padley and the team, using ASX-listed ETFs with active market timing. http://bit.ly/mt20-podcast Principles – How We Think About Investing A short video series on timing, behaviour, and decision-making. No stock tips. http://bit.ly/mt-principles-podcast

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  Pre-Market Report – Friday 2 October: US markets push higher - Oil up - Gold up - SPI up 45 - Firmus in focus

  Oct 1, 202610 min

  Stocks posted modest gains on the first trading day of October, clawing back earlier declines as Treasury yields retreated from their highest levels in more than 20 years. The S&P 500 added 0.19% to close at 7,666.45, and the Nasdaq Composite eked out a 0.04% gain to end at 26,871.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 20.51 points, or 0.04%, to 50,926.56. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit an intraday high of 5.344% to reach its highest level going back to 2002. The 30-year bond yield also scaled to levels not seen in 24 years. Oil jumped 4% on US aircraft carrier news. SPI up 45 – Firmus details announced. Marcus Today – Daily Market Insights Marcus Today provides clear, practical commentary for self-directed investors – covering markets, portfolios, education, and decision-making without the noise. If you'd like to go further: Start a free 14-day trial of Marcus Today http://bit.ly/mt-trial-podcast Join Marcus Today Use code MTPODCAST for 10% off http://bit.ly/mt-join-podcast-offer MT20 – Managed ETF Portfolio A professionally managed portfolio run by Marcus Padley and the team, using ASX-listed ETFs with active market timing. http://bit.ly/mt20-podcast Principles – How We Think About Investing A short video series on timing, behaviour, and decision-making. No stock tips. http://bit.ly/mt-principles-podcast — Disclaimer This podcast is general information only and does not consider your personal circumstances. It is not personal financial advice.

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  End of Day Report – Thursday 1 October: ASX 200 drops 175 - Banks trashed - Broad losses - Tech only off 1% - LYC bids for MEI - US Futures better - Yields push up again

  Oct 1, 202615 min

  The ASX 200 plunged 175 points to 8,614 (2%) in a very miserable start to the new quarter. Across-the-board losses, with the banks leading the way down. CBA fell 0.9%, WBC fell 3.3%, and ANZ fell 2.9%. The Big Bank Basket fell to $258.69. Insurers also gave up any hope of gains on the back of higher bond yields, with QBE down 2.2% and SUN denying takeover speculation, falling the hardest, down 7.4%. MQG managed to hold up pretty well, all things considered, down only 0.1%. We also saw selling across the board in the REITs, which had a good day yesterday, but not to be repeated today, with SCG down 2.6% and GMG down 2.2%. Healthcare tumblers in the doldrums, with CSL down 3.3%, having risen 55% in September. COH resumed the fall, as did RMD . Industrials slid too, with TCL falling 1.7% after buying a further holding in its toll road network from a Canadian pension fund. WES dropped 1.2%, and retail stocks generally were weaker, with REA giving back some of yesterday's gains and both WOW and COL falling over 2.6%.Tech stocks also eased with WTC down 3.5% and the All-Tech index off 1%. In resources, things could have got worse, with BHP managing to hold the line, nearly down only 0.9%, but RIO and FMG both falling hard. Lithium stocks, too, came under renewed pressure, with PLS down 5.4%, LYC dropped 8.6% after a scrip bid was announced for MEI . MIN also dropped 4.6%, together with S32 . The gold sector eased back despite bullion going higher in Aussie dollar terms. We had NST down 4.1% and EVN down 2.0%, and the oil and gas space saw losses in WDS down 3.1% and STO down 2.7%. Coal and uranium stocks both under pressure, with WHC down 4.5% and PDN down 4.1%, together with KAR , which gave up some of yesterday's gains, falling 4.1%. In corporate news, DTL roared ahead after a trading update, and LYC dropped X% after announcing a scrip bid for Brazilian rare earths developer MEI . Nothing particularly important locally on the economic front, although we did get balance of payment numbers today. Asian markets pushed higher with Japan up 3.4%, HK 0.4% and China up 0.3% 10-year yields higher at 5.40% on CPI. US Futures lower. Nasdaq up 381 and Dow up 150. Marcus Today – Daily Market Insights Marcus Today provides clear, practical commentary for self-directed investors – covering markets, portfolios, education, and decision-making without the noise. If you'd like to go further: Start a free 14-day trial of Marcus Today http://bit.ly/mt-trial-podcast Join Marcus Today Use code MTPODCAST for 10% off http://bit.ly/mt-join-podcast-offer MT20 – Managed ETF Portfolio A professionally managed portfolio run by Marcus Padley and the team, using ASX-listed ETFs with active market timing. http://bit.ly/mt20-podcast Principles – How We Think About Investing A short video series on timing, behaviour, and decision-making. No stock tips. http://bit.ly/mt-principles-podcast — Disclaimer This podcast is general information only and does not consider your personal circumstances. It is not personal financial advice.

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  Pre-Market Report – Thursday 1 October: Dow dips despite PCE numbers - Nasdaq holds up - SPI down 48 - MEI takeover

  Sep 30, 202612 min

  The S&P 500 slid on Wednesday, the final day of September, even after new U.S. economic data showed inflation slowed last month. The broad-market index dropped 0.25%, giving up its gains from earlier in the trading day and closing at 7,651.54. The S&P 500 was up as much as nearly 0.7% at one point during the session. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.24% to end at 26,861.06. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.86%, or 443.87 points, to 50,906.05. The personal consumption expenditures price index for August increased at an annual rate of 3.4%, down from 3.7% the month prior. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for inflation to remain steady at 3.7%. Even more encouraging was core PCE, excluding food and energy, which rose 3% year on year, down from 3.3% the month before and also lower than economists had forecast. SPI down 48 - TCL buys out Canadian Pension Fund - MEI to be acquired by LYC Marcus Today – Daily Market Insights Marcus Today provides clear, practical commentary for self-directed investors – covering markets, portfolios, education, and decision-making without the noise. If you'd like to go further: Start a free 14-day trial of Marcus Today http://bit.ly/mt-trial-podcast Join Marcus Today Use code MTPODCAST for 10% off http://bit.ly/mt-join-podcast-offer MT20 – Managed ETF Portfolio A professionally managed portfolio run by Marcus Padley and the team, using ASX-listed ETFs with active market timing. http://bit.ly/mt20-podcast Principles – How We Think About Investing A short video series on timing, behaviour, and decision-making. No stock tips. http://bit.ly/mt-principles-podcast — Disclaimer This podcast is general information only and does not consider your personal circumstances. It is not personal financial advice.

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