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CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST. A strong day with the ASX 200 up 46 points to 7023. Good economic data coupled with strong US leads and some M&A activity helping. CAA bid for by PE rising 20% and Z1P in a trading halt following yesterdays rise and a capital raise through a convertible. US Bank results beckon. Gold mine...

CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST. A small gain today for the ASX 200 rising 3 points to 6977 after another attempt at 7000 in quiet trade. The market is waiting for the US reporting season to kick off. Great result from Z1P up 17% on a business update the highlight today. BIN also up 10% as the pointy end of the bid process...

CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST. A quiet start to the week with the ASX 200 falling 21 points to 6974 (0.3%). Modest losses across the board although banks and TLS slightly better. CSL rallied 0.8% after vaccine news and STO shackled the CEO with a $6m incentive as WPL circles. No significant economic or corporate news. US...

CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST. The ASX 200 closed down 4 points at 6995 as it clawed its way back from a 30 point loss as enthusiasm waned on vaccine issues. Travel stocks weakened but banks were solid  and industrials. CSL fell 1% on teh vaccine news and big miners flat. Gold stocks though saw some gains especially in th...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team.  Another solid 42 point rise today although volume lacking and conviction waned at times. Banks showing strength again with gold and energy stocks also recovering. A acquisition in Europe by EML helped its share price and APT continued to push higher though its siblings struggled. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus To...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. A solid start to the shortened week as the ASX 200 rose 57 points to 6886. RBA unchanged with its rate policy but is watching housing with no change expected in headline rates until 2024. Tech stocks and BNPL in the shopping baskets today with APT up 10% on a MS upgrade. SGF returned to trade and market likes the acquisition, plus CWY...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. A solid end to the month and quarter, with the ASX 200 up 52 points to 6791. It could have been so more but sellers ambushed the market in the  final 30 minutes and the match out, knocking 50 points off the top. Bond yields continue to rise giving banks a boost and QLD were not enough to stop SYD and other travel related companies rall...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. The ASX 200 fell 61 points today to 6738. 10-year bond yields rose to 1.77% hitting growth stocks again especially in second liners. Iron ore miners fell hard led by BHP and banks flat lined. Plenty of discussion about Archegos and the fall out which seems to be confined to two major banks for the time being. Plenty more to come on thi...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. The ASX 200 fell 25 points today to 6799. The market was spooked after a strong opening by two issues, the three day lockdown of Brisbane and the growing story from the US of hedge funds, margin calls and investment bank exposure to huge margin call sell downs on Friday. So far Nomura and Credit Suisse have mafe announcements on expect...

 Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. The ASX 200 rose 12 to 6791. A steady day somewhat uninspiring. Looks like the AMP CEO is leaving and BKW released strong results with a bid too for MCP in focus. ART saw a return from the stratosphere falling back 23% and Chi-X has been sold to Cboe Global. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter includi...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. The ASX 200 rose 33 to 6779 Another positive day although off its highs as the AUD dipped below 76c. Airtasker (ART) the star of the show today with another huge run on its second day and healthcare and other USD earners in the spotlight today. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily ST...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. The ASX 200 rose 44 to 6752.5. A solid day dominated by news of a bid for CWN, Insurers talking exposure to floods, TLS splitting into four divisions and the iron ore price under pressure. BHP falling 0.9%. FNP also returned to the ASX falling 82% in a wild ride with a range of 28c to 78c and 173m shares traded. CLICK HERE to sign up f...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. The ASX 200 fell 38 points to 6708 to finish the week on a soggy note. Could have been worse but Dow futures up 100 helped. For the week the index lost 0.87% with bond yields continuing to rise and test the bulls. Miners slipped with banks mixed and energy shares running out of steam on crude falls. APT tested a four-month low before a...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. The ASX 200 fell 49 points (0.7%) to 6746 after better than expected jobs data pushed bond yields back up to 1.79% Across the board losses as the SPI expired early and that sjobs number beat forecasts by a country mile. The one sector that did well today, gold miners and especially second tier miners. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free t...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. A quiet day slipping back 32 points to 6795 as we await the FOMC. Narrow trading range with some fund raising efforts around for PDN and VML. CTD CEO sells down and CBA enters the BNPL market. Market unperturbed. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. A solid 54 point gain today as buyers stepped in post RBA minutes and bank yields slipped back. Iron ore miners the only weak sector as banks, tech and especially healthcare put in a solid 0.8% GAIN. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. ASX 200 flip flopped around closing up 6 to 6773. Index changes taking centre stage as miners slipped and banks mixed. TLT gets a takeover bid and NST sells down its VRX holding. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. ASX 200 finished the week with a positive 53 gain to 6767. Quiet trade with little volatility to close the week out but resources firm with lithium stocks a feature. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. ASX 200 rose and fell and rose again to finish unchanged on the day as banks fell but bond yields fell hard causing some of that bank selling and bond proxy stock buying. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. ASX 200 up 32 points to 6771 after early gains evaporate on miners turning negative. Once again a tale of two markets with banks very strong whilst tech under pressure although off lows. APT fell below $100 before a strong rebound as Nasdaq futures showed gains. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter incl...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. ASX 200 up a mere 29 points to 6740 after big early gains evaporate as US futures ease. Victorian holiday keeps things quieter. TWE  up 6.4% on takeover speculation and ENN sells down its STO holding. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. ASX 200 down 50 today but off lows as banks remain the strength together with energy companies. Tech and mining under pressure as bond yields rise again. For the week the ASX 200 is up 38 points. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. Plenty of big companies going ex-dividend today taking some of the blame for the loss. Great closing rally helping save the ASX 200 finishing down only 57 points. Once again 10-year yields pushing higher and causing issues. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. A strong GDP number of 3.1% growth coupled with higher commodity prices helped ensure the strength stuck today with the ASX 200 closing up 56 points (0.8%). Bond yields steady but miners hitting multi year years with BHP up 3.5% and LYC putting on another 6%. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter includi...

Catch up with all the action today from the Marcus Today Team. A disappointing day after a strong start, buyers evaporated as miners came off the boil and BNPL once again under some pressure. RBA left rates on hold but the strength of the  economic recovery is once again a factor as 10-year bond yields push back up to 1.72% CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter incl...