Sharemarket Morning Reports

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 »

May 15th Morning Report
15 May, 9:46am
The US markets closed slightly higher on Wednesday after flitting between gains and losses during Wednesday's session as investors waited for the next batch of economic data after a robust start to the week spurred by soft inflation data and a US-China ta... More »

May 14th Morning Report
14 May, 9:52am
The US markets closed higher on Tuesday for a second straight day after softer-than-expected inflation numbers added to investor optimism from Monday when the US and China announced a trade truce... More »

May 12th Morning Report
12 May, 9:47am
The US markets closed flat on Friday after oscillating between slight gains and declines, as investors gauged President Donald Trump's comments on Chinese tariffs ahead of weekend trade talks between the two countries... More »

May 9th Morning Report
9 May, 9:44am
The US markets closed higher on Thursday as investors cheered a new trade agreement hammered out between the United States and Britain, while US President Donald Trump signaled upcoming talks with China would be more substantial than initially thought... More »

May 8th Morning Report
8 May, 9:51am
The US markets closed higher on Wednesday in choppy trading, buoyed as semiconductor stocks rallied late on a report that regulations on artificial intelligence chips would be loosened... More »

May 7th Morning Report
7 May, 9:44am
The US markets closed lower on Tuesday as comments from US President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided little clarity to the timeline for any trade deals... More »

May 5th Morning Report
5 May, 9:52am
The US markets closed higher on Friday, notching the second straight week of gains, helped by strong economic data and potential easing of trade tensions between the US and China... More »

May 2nd Morning Report
2 May, 9:49am
The US markets closed higher on Thursday, with Dow and S&P 500 posting their eighth straight session of gains after strong results from megacaps Microsoft and Meta eased concerns about artificial intelligence spending... More »