Sharemarket Morning Reports

June 19th Morning Report
19 Jun, 9:58am
The US markets closed flat on Wednesday after a volatile session in which the US central bank left interest rates unchanged as expected, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said monetary policy still needs to impose some restraint on the economy... More »

June 18th Morning Report
18 Jun, 9:55am
The US markets closed lower on Tuesday as the Israel-Iran conflict raged on for a fifth day and kept investor anxiety high, with the US military moving fighter jets to the Middle East... More »

June 17th Morning Report
17 Jun, 9:56am
The US markets closed higher on Monday, as oil prices retreated after the Israel-Iran attacks left crude production and exports unaffected, easing investor concerns about the potential for higher energy prices to stoke inflation... More »

June 16th Morning Report
16 Jun, 9:59am
The US markets closed sharply lower on Friday after Iran launched missiles at Israel in response to intensive Israeli strikes aimed at crippling Tehran's ability to build nuclear weapons... More »

June 13th Morning Report
13 Jun, 9:32am
The US markets closed higher on Thursday after a strong outlook from Oracle fueled optimism around artificial intelligence, offsetting worries about tension in the Middle East and a drop in Boeing shares... More »

June 12th Morning Report
12 Jun, 9:56am
The US markets closed lower on Wednesday, with investors spooked by Middle East tensions, while a tame inflation report calmed concerns around tariff-driven price pressures and traders awaited more details on China-US trade talks... More »

June 11th Morning Report
11 Jun, 9:47am
The US markets closed lower on Tuesday, lifted by a rally in Tesla as investors bet on positive results from US-China trade talks aimed at defusing a tariff dispute that has roiled global markets this year... More »

June 9th Morning Report
9 Jun, 9:54am
The US markets closed lower on Friday - with the S&P 500 closing above 6,000 for the first time since Feb. 21 - after a better-than-expected jobs report calmed worries about the economy, while Tesla bounced, clawing back some losses from a sharp plung... More »

June 6th Morning Report
6 Jun, 9:57am
The US markets closed lower on Thursday in choppy trade as a slump in Tesla shares offset news of progress in tariff talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping... More »

June 5th Morning Report
5 Jun, 9:49am
The US markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 flat, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite slightly up and the Dow Jones Industrials Average down as weak data revealed the economic toll taken by President Donald Trump's trade pol... More »

June 4th Morning Report
4 Jun, 9:55am
The US markets closed higher on Tuesday, helped by gains in Nvidia and other chipmakers, as investors awaited possible negotiations between the United States and its trading partners for more clarity on Washington's tariff plans... More »

May 30th Morning Report
30 May, 9:29am
The US markets closed higher on Thursday after a US federal court blocked President Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs from going into effect, sending the dollar up on safe-haven currencies... More »

May 29th Morning Report
29 May, 9:35am
The US markets closed lower on Wednesday as investor digested minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting and shares of chip designers fell in late trading... More »

May 27th Morning Report
27 May, 10:06am
The US markets closed lower on Friday, notching a weekly loss, after President Donald Trump recommended 50% tariffs on European goods, reopening a new front in global trade tensions and unleashing a fresh wave of market uncertainty... More »

May 26th Morning Report
26 May, 9:49am
The US markets closed lower on Friday, notching a weekly loss, after President Donald Trump recommended 50% tariffs on European goods, reopening a new front in global trade tensions and unleashing a fresh wave of market uncertainty... More »

May 22nd Morning Report
22 May, 9:51am
The US markets closed lower on Wednesday as Treasury yields spiked on worries that US government debt would swell by trillions of dollars if Congress passes President Donald Trump's proposed tax-cut bill... More »

May 21st Morning Report
21 May, 9:54am
The US markets closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 ending six straight sessions of gains, under pressure from rising Treasury yields, with the US sovereign debt profile in focus... More »

May 20th Morning Report
20 May, 9:43am
The US markets closed nearly unchanged on Monday with market sentiment weakened by the downgrade of the federal government's perfect sovereign credit rating owing to its huge debt profile... More »

May 19th Morning Report
19 May, 9:46am
The US markets closed higher on Friday, buoyed by the US-China tariff truce earlier in the week even as economic survey data showed a deterioration in consumer sentiment... More »

May 16th Morning Report
16 May, 9:51am
The US markets closed mixed on Thursday, with gains in Cisco System following an upbeat forecast, while UnitedHealth tumbled after a report of a criminal investigation into the insurer... More »