Sharemarket Morning Reports

July 2nd Morning Report
2 Jul, 9:30am
The US market closed lower on Wednesday with falling technology shares, but gains in Meta Platforms provided some support along with comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh that inflation risks had eased recently. ... More »

June 25th Morning Report
25 Jun, 9:40am
The US market closed lower on Wednesday, dragged by tech stocks on nagging concerns about high-flying valuations, but falling crude prices boosted airlines and other travel stocks and the Dow finished higher... More »

June 22nd Morning Report
22 Jun, 9:22am
The US market closed higher on Friday fueled by artificial intelligence has more life left in it, and the upcoming Micron Technology earnings will check the pulse of chip demand to see if it is still accelerating... More »

June 18th Morning Report
18 Jun, 9:53am
The US market closed lower on Wednesday as traders bet that the Federal Reserve's next move would be a rate hike after new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh highlighted the need to tame inflation and other policy makers projected rising interest rates later this year... More »

June 11th Morning Report
11 Jun, 9:50am
The US market closed lower on Wednesday, with chipmaker shares extending recent declines a with renewed tensions between the US and Iran adding to investors uncertainty... More »

June 8th Morning Report
8 Jun, 9:59am
The US market closed lower on Friday as red-hot technology stocks suffered their largest daily decline since April 2025 after a hot May jobs report fueled fears of a hawkish policy pivot from the US Federal Reserve... More »

June 2nd Morning Report
2 Jun, 9:57am
The US market closed higher on Monday as investors watched developments in US-Iran peace negotiations and cheered the unveiling of a new computer chip that promises to bring artificial intelligence to personal computing. ... More »

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 »