Sharemarket Morning Reports

May 27th Morning Report
27 May, 9:43am
The US market closed higher on Tuesday, as AI-fueled optimism offset anxiety over Middle East peace talks - concerns that were compounded by recent US strikes on Iran... More »

May 25th Morning Report
25 May, 10:14am
The US market closed higher on Friday, wit the Dow reaching an intraday record high, as investors cheered signs of progress in talks to end the Middle East conflict and a strong corporate earnings season... More »

May 21st Morning Report
21 May, 9:58am
The US market closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing back from a three-day selloff with a boost in sentiment from technology and chip stocks, which rose ahead of Nvidia's quarterly results... More »

May 20th Morning Report
20 May, 9:46am
The US market closed lower on Tuesday with the Nasdaq leading declines, after the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level in more than a year on mounting inflation concerns as oil prices stayed elevated ... More »

May 19th Morning Report
19 May, 9:56am
The US market closed lower on Monday as investors booked profits while surging Treasury yields and high oil prices fueled concerns that inflation and borrowing costs could stay elevated... More »

May 14th Morning Report
14 May, 9:58am
The US market closed higher on Wednesday with a boos from artificial intelligence-related tech shares, which helped markets look past hotter-than-expected inflation data ... More »

May 13th Morning Report
13 May, 9:46am
The US market closed lower on Tuesday, easing from record highs as hotter-than-expected inflation data and an increasingly tenuous US-Iran ceasefire prompted investors to take money off the table near the end of a robust first-quarter earnings season... More »

May 5th Morning Report
5 May, 10:01am
The US market closed lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 retreating from record highs, after a South Korean ship was hit by an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran demonstrated its grip on Middle East oil, dampening optimism about strong first-q... More »

May 1st Morning Report
1 May, 9:46am
The US market closed higher on Thursday and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their biggest monthly gains in years as solid corporate earnings offset the war-related oil supply shock that has rattled markets and sent crude prices to four-year highs... More »

April 30th Morning Report
30 Apr, 9:20am
The US market closed lower on Wednesday, as investors juggled spiking crude prices, the US Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, and a quartet of hih-profile earnings released after the closing bell... More »

April 29th Morning Report
29 Apr, 9:05am
The US market closed lower on Monday, as investors took a breath at the top of an eventful week, with earnings, economic data, the US Federal Reserve's rate decision and the ebb and flow of Middle East tension... More »

April 28th Morning Report
28 Apr, 9:16am
The US market closed higher on Friday, bolstered by optimism for possible negotiations between the US and Iran to end their war and a surge in Intel shares that extended the rally in semiconductor stocks... More »

April 23rd Morning Report
23 Apr, 9:43am
The US market closed higher on Wednesday to send the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to closing records, after US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran, with a round of solid corporate earnings providing addtional support for optimism... More »

April 22nd Morning Report
22 Apr, 9:53am
The US market closed lower on Tuesday, with early gains evaporating as renewed concerns about the Middle East war outweighed initial optimism over a round of solid corporate earnings... More »

April 21st Morning Report
21 Apr, 9:45am
The US market closed lower on Monday, with each of the three major indexes coming off a third straight week of gains, as renewed US-Iran tensions put the durability of a two-week ceasefire in question... More »

April 20th Morning Report
20 Apr, 9:15am
The US market closed higher on Friday, while the blue-chip Dow marked its highest finish since late February, as investors cheered Iran's decision to open th Strait of Hormuz and were optimistic it could reach a deal with the United States to end their wa... More »

April 16th Morning Report
16 Apr, 9:50am
The US market closed at a new record high on Wednesday, its first since the US-Iran conflict began, as hopes of a de-escalation in the war and robust earnings expectations drew investors back into risk assets... More »

April 14th Morning Report
14 Apr, 9:18am
The US market closed higher on Monday, as investors appeared hopeful that a resolution to the Middle East war could be found while they looked past the failed weekend talks between the US and Iran and monitored the start of the earnings reporting season... More »

April 13th Morning Report
13 Apr, 9:26am
The US market closed mixed on Friday, with investors pressing pause as they headed into the weekend and kept an eye on ongoing Middle East peace negotiations... More »

April 9th Morning Report
9 Apr, 9:11am
The US market closed sharply higher on Wednesday after a last-minute, two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran lifted investor sentiment... More »