CommSec Market Update
Episodes
Market Close 22 May 23: Overhaul of buy now, pay later sector
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stevie and Laura are here to give you today’s closing updates. The market is down again this Monday evening after ending last week on a high. Energy...
Morning Report 22 May 23: Investors remain pensive as debt ceilings talks continue
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan talk the U.S debt ceiling stalemate and how it’s affecting the markets. Foot Locker shares plunge off the back of tough outlook. Potent...
Market Close 19 May 23: Strongest gains in two weeks
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The week has come to a close, and Laura and Stevie are here to give you the updates. The ASX lifted today and finished the week up 0.3%. Tech stood ou...
Morning Report 19 May 23: AI and chip stocks lead Nasdaq higher
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan look to the U.S markets this morning where tech stock leads encouraging gains. Meanwhile the Japanese Government has thrown its support b...
Market Close 18 May 23: Tech stocks surge on better earnings
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re in for a treat this Thursday with Laura being joined by the one and only Tom Piotrowski for the closing update. The market ended high today, ...
Morning Report 18 May 23: US markets lift in hopes of debt ceiling agreement
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
U.S Regional Banks show strong recovery in biggest one day gain since January 2021. Big Box retailers display resilience despite sluggish earnings exp...
Market Close 17 May 23: Wages are up and the market is down
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Laura and Stevie as they give us Wednesday’s market close updates. Wages are up and the market is down for a second day in a row. Miners and ba...
Morning Report 17 May 23: Home Depot posts worst revenue miss in 20 years
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's all about big box stores this morning as Tom and Ryan explore Home Depot’s earnings prediction miss which was the worst in 20 years. This despi...
Market Close 16 May 23: Market on edge ahead of wage data announcement
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laura and Craig are back again this evening for Tuesday’s closing updates. The winning streak didn’t last with the market back down by 0.4%. Mater...
Morning Report 16 May 23: U.S markets tread water over debt debt ceiling stalemate
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan take a deep dive into the U.S market this morning where traders are pensive as politicians navigate a debt ceiling stalemate. In a surpri...
Market Close 15 May 23: Golden day for Aussie share market
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve is joined by Craig James, Chief Economist at CommSec today as they give you Monday’s closing market updates. The gains continued this week wit...
Morning Report 15 May 23: Markets brace for a big week of economic updates
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan look to the U.S where share markets have fallen slightly on Friday with weaker consumer confidence. Meanwhile the Peoples Bank of China i...
Market Close 12 May 23: Aussie market narrowly snaps 3 week losing streak
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve and Laura are back on this Friday night with the last update for the week. As expected, the market closed in positive territory tonight, snappin...
Morning Report 12 May 23: Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan look to Wall Street where markets have struggled to advance despite a better reading on inflation. Meanwhile US unemployment increases to...
Market Close 11 May 23: Lithium miners dominate winners list
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Steve and Laura as they give you today’s closing market updates. Unsurprisingly, the market is down for the third straight day, but not by much...
Morning Report 11 May 23: Australian lithium merger creates global player
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan look at important inflation figures from the U.S overnight as Wall Street treads water. Slowing inflation and AI boost tech stocks. A mer...
Market Close 10 May 23: Market down for the second day in a row
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laura and Stevie are back for your Wednesday evening market update. The market is down for the second day in a row, largely due to the financial secto...
Morning Report 10 May 23: Wall Street pensive ahead of key inflation figures
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan look at yesterdays budget where Australia announced a surplus in the fastest improvement since World War II. Markets are pensive on Wall ...
Market Close 09 May 23: Chinese imports weigh on miners
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's federal budget night and Stevie and Laura are back to give you the run down on if it will have an impact on the Aussie share market. The market i...
Morning Report 09 May 23: Australia to announce first surplus in 15 years
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan look ahead to budget day with a surplus predicted to be announced this afternoon. US markets tread water ahead of important inflation fig...
Market Close 08 May 23: Mining and energy drive the market higher
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laura and Stevie are back to give you Monday's closing updates. The market is off to a positive start with consumer staples was the only sector to fal...
Morning Report 08 May 23: US employment figures create inflation headache
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan look into how better than expected employment figures have spurred the US markets, as well as creating an inflation headache for the Cent...
Market Close 05 May 23: Market snaps 3 day losing streak
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stevie and Laura are back for the weekly market closing update. Today, the ASX 200 is back out of a 3 day losing streak. They recap how the market per...
Morning Report 05 May 23: Concerns over US banking system weigh on markets
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Ryan look at how continued instability of the US banking system overnight weighs on the markets. Apple follows strong tech trends with its sec...
Market Close 04 May 23: The banks hold the market back
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve and Laura are back with today's closing updates. The Aussie market managed to recoup its earlier losses today following a tough night on Wall St...
Morning Report 04 May 23: US Federal Reserve raises rates
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
May the 4th be with you! This morning Tom and Ryan look how the US Federal Reserve rate hike has affected the markets. Back in Australia NAB is set to...
Market Close 03 May 23: Worst day in 6 weeks for the Aussie market
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laura and Steve are back to give us today's closing market update. The Aussie market declined to have its worst day in 6 weeks. Energy stocks were hit...
Morning Report 03 May 23: A rollercoaster of share market developments
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan and Tom look into Australian shares which are expected to extend losses after the reserve banks latest rate hike. Shares on Wall Street dive as w...
Market Close 02 May 23: Rate hike rattles the Aussie market
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Laura and Steve for today's closing market update. They discuss today's big announcement from the RBA, another rise to interest rates and a volat...
Morning Report 02 May 23: Reserve Bank predicted to hold interest rates steady
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom is joined by Ryan this morning as they look ahead to important interest rate decisions coming down the pipeline both in Australia and overseas. Th...
Market Close 01 May 23: Big week for interest rates
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Daghlian is joined by Laura Besarati for a market close report, a recap of the market in April and a look towards the month ahead. Best + Less ...
Morning Report 01 May 23: US earnings driven by tech once again
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Piotrowski is joined this morning by Ryan Felsman, CommSec Senior Economist, as tech once again bolsters the US markets. Home prices have risen ac...
Market Close 28 Apr 23: ASX 200 snapped 5-day losing streak
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this final day of a month that has proven to be a ‘mixed bag’ across markets, join Steven for this episode of the CommSec Market Update. Whil...
Morning Report 28 Apr 23: Tech earnings spur Wall Street higher
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Impressive results from the marquee tech names including Meta Platforms, overshadow concerns over slowing US economic growth. Join Tom Piotrowski for ...
Market Close 27 Apr 23: ASX 200 index falls for 5th straight session
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian market has fallen for a 5th straight session but is still on track to rise for the month of April. Join Laura for this market close r...
Morning Report 27 Apr 23: Wall St battles bank concerns as tech earnings beat expectations
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday. Shares in Microsoft rose by 7.2% following its upbeat earnings result. In response, shares in Amazon rose 2.4...
Market Close 26 Apr 23: ASX 200 slides for 4th day
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket eased for a fourth straight session, with the ASX 200 falling by just 0.08%. Encouraging signs that inflation has likely pe...
Morning Report 26 Apr 23: Wall Street ends lower as weak company earnings fan fears of an economic slowdown
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aussie shares are poised to open down by 37 points or 0.5% on Wednesday after a disappointing trading session on Wall Street on Tuesday. Fears over a ...
Morning Report 24 Apr 23: US sharemarkets inched ahead on Friday assisted by positive economic data.
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earnings results were mixed. Shares in Procter & Gamble rose by 3.5% in response to its earnings result. Shares in Freeport-McMoRan fell 4.1% in respo...
Market Close 21 Apr 23: ASX 200 slips for 2nd day
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket fell for a second day, with the ASX 200 slipping by 0.43% due mainly to declines from our major banks and miners. While thi...
Morning Report 21 Apr 23: US sharemarkets were weaker on Thursday
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors responded to weak economic data and 'disappointing' earnings from Tesla (shares down 9.8%), American Express (-1.0%) and AT&T (10.4%). Tesla...
Market Close 20 Apr 23: Aussie market ends flat for 2nd straight day
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket ended flat for the 2nd straight day. The ASX200 index edged 3pts or 0.04% lower to 7362. This content is prepared, appro...
CommSec Insights 20 Apr 23: The Week Ahead
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for the upcoming week as we preview key inflation data, US earnings results, quarterly updates in Australia and more. This content is pre...
Morning Report 20 Apr 23: US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors digested latest earnings releases. After posting results, shares in Morgan Stanley shares rose 0.7%, IBM lost 1.1% and Netflix fell by 3.2%....
Market Close 19 Apr 23: ASX 200 stays close to 2-month high
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket pushed higher in late trade, with the ASX 200 lifting by 5.3pts or 0.07% to 7365.5. Strong gains from our larger mining sto...
Morning Report 19 Apr 23: US sharemarkets were flat on Tuesday
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors digested latest earnings results. Shares in Bank of America rose by 0.6%. Shares in Goldman Sachs fell 1.7% after the financial firm reporte...
Market Close 18 Apr 23: ASX 200 eases from 2-month high
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket fell slightly after hitting a 2-month high a day earlier. Data highlighted stronger than expected growth in China’s econo...
Morning Report 18 Apr 23: US sharemarkets rose by around 0.3% on Monday
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors are awaiting key earnings results. Shares in Google parent, Alphabet, fell 2.7% on a report that Samsung was considering replacing Google wi...
Morning Report 17 Apr 23: US sharemarkets fell by around 0.4% on Friday
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors booked profits at the end of the week. US bank earnings beat market expectations. And economic data was mixed. After releasing earnings, sha...
Market Close 14 Apr 23: ASX 200 approaches 2-month high
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket has improved for the 11th time in 13 sessions, with the ASX 200 extending its winning streak to a third week while remainin...
Morning Report 14 Apr 23: US sharemarkets posted solid gains on Thursday
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Falls in business prices in March and higher jobless claims raised hopes that the Federal Reserve could be close to the end of interest rate hikes. In...
Market Close 13 Apr 23: ASX 200 falls, breaking 2-day winning streak after jobs report
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Aussie market declined on Thursday, breaking its 2-day winning streak following stronger than expected jobs growth. This content is prepared, a...