Sharemarket Morning Reports

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 »

April 8th Morning Report
8 Apr, 9:06am
The US market closed mixed on Tuesday amid signs of progress in negotiations as the minutes ticked down to President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz... More »

April 7th Morning Report
7 Apr, 10:08am
The US market closed higher on Monday, as investors looked for signs of progress toward a US-Iran ceasefire deal and evaluated President Trump's progressively heated threats of escalation should Iran fail to reopen the Strait of Hormuz... More »

April 1st Morning Report
1 Apr, 10:00am
The US market closed higher on Tuesday, lifted by speculation about a potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict that has sent oil prices soaring and fueled fears of global inflation in recent weeks... More »

March 30th Morning Report
30 Mar, 9:11am
The US market closed tumled on Friday, with each of the three major US indexes closing at their lowest levels in over seven months and the Dow confirming it was in correction territory as the month-long Middle East war continued to supress risk appetite... More »

March 27th Morning Report
27 Mar, 10:20am
The US market closed sharply lower on Thursday, as investors worried about escalation in the US-Isaraeli war against Iran, which has sent oil prices soaring and exacerbated inflation concerns... More »

March 25th Morning Report
25 Mar, 10:01am
The US market closed volatile on Tuesday, as oil prices and US Treasury yields rose, while investors reacted to the latest reports on the Middle East conflict a day after the market hd a relief rally following the US postponement of strikes on Iranian pow... More »

March 24th Morning Report
24 Mar, 9:31am
The US market closed higher on Monday, after President Donald Trump said he had ordered the military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants following "productive conversations" with Tehran... More »

March 23th Morning Report
23 Mar, 9:47am
The US market closed lower on Friday, with losses in heavyweights Nvidia and Microsoft, as the US-Israeli war against Iran entered its fourth week, deepening worries about inflation and the potential for higher interest rates... More »

March 18th Morning Report
18 Mar, 10:00am
The US market closed higher on Tuesday, with gains Delta Air Lines and other travel stocks, while the Federal Reserve began its two-day policy meeting amid investors' worries about high oil prices and the Middle East conflict... More »

March 17th Morning Report
17 Mar, 10:00am
The US market closed higher on Monday, led higher by AI-related stocks, with Meta Platforms climbing after a report that it is preparing for sweeping layoffs, while oil prices retreated amid ongoing uncertainty about the Middle East conflict... More »

March 16th Morning Report
16 Mar, 10:04am
The US market closed lower on Friday, capping a week in which erratic crude oil prices whipsawed equities, as investors gauged how the war in Iran was affecting the global oil supply... More »

March 10th Morning Report
10 Mar, 9:58am
The US market closed lower on Monday as crude prices touched multiyear highs, giving rise to heightened inflation fears... More »

March 9th Morning Report
9 Mar, 9:31am
The US market closed lower on Friday amid a sudden setback in the US labor market an a 12% spike in US oil prices due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East... More »

March 6th Morning Report
6 Mar, 9:23am
The US market closed lower on Thursday as the Middle East conflict entered its sixth day, raising concerns of fresh inflation pressures that could complicate the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions... More »

March 5th Morning Report
5 Mar, 9:39am
The US market closed higher on Wednesday as investors weighed a report that Iranian operatives secretively reached out to the US to pursue talks to end the conflict... More »

March 4th Morning Report
4 Mar, 9:45am
The US market closed lower on Tuesday, with S&P 500 hitting its lowest in over two months, as investors braced for the impact of a widening Middle East conflict on oil prices, inflation and global trade... More »