Sharemarket Morning Reports

February 19th Morning Report
19 Feb, 9:49am
The US markets closed lower on Tuesday as investors showed little conviction at the top of a holiday-shortened week with earnings season winding down and geopolitical and trade uncertainties holding risk appetite in check... More »

February 18th Morning Report
18 Feb, 10:00am
The US markets closed mixed on Monday. Donald Trump has so far sent comparatively fewer market-moving social media posts since being re-elected than during his first term in power, a study by US investment bank JPMorgan has estimated... More »

February 14th Morning Report
14 Feb, 9:29am
The US markets closed higher on Thursday, with gains in Nvidia, Apple and Tesla, after the latest producer prices data fueled expectations of subdued inflation... More »

February 13th Morning Report
13 Feb, 10:00am
The US markets closed lower on Wednesday as a hotter-than-anticipated inflation reading added to worries that the Federal Reserve would not cut interest rates anytime soon, while some upbeat earnings like that of CVs Health helped crimp losses... More »

February 12th Morning Report
12 Feb, 9:38am
The US markets closed higher on Tuesday as gains in Coca-Cola and Apple offset losses in Tesla, while investors parsed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's latest comments... More »

February 11th Morning Report
11 Feb, 9:58am
The US markets closed higher on Monday, lifted by Nvidia and other tech-related stocks, while steelmakers surged after US President Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports... More »

February 5th Morning Report
5 Feb, 9:55am
The US markets closed higher on Tuesday, aided by energy stocks, while investors focused on upcoming talks between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after Beijing imposed retaliatory tariffs... More »

January 22nd Morning Report
22 Jan, 9:47am
The US markets rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow hitting their highest in more than a month, as investors assessed Donald Trump's first actions as US president and breathed relief that he did not start his second term with blanket tariff i... More »

January 20th Morning Report
20 Jan, 9:30am
The US markets rallied on Friday to close out a strong week on optimism over the health of the economy and path of interest rates as investors braced for a slew of policy changes under the incoming Trump administration... More »

January 17th Morning Report
17 Jan, 9:55am
The US markets fell on Thursday after a surge in the previous session, helped by a batch of bumper earnings from major banks, while investors assessed data to gauge the outlook for interest rate cuts this year... More »

January 15th Morning Report
15 Jan, 10:03am
The US markets fell on Tuesday as investors turned their attention upcoming inflation data and quarterly earnings reports, which are expected to provide insights into the health of the US economy... More »

January 14th Morning Report
14 Jan, 10:02am
The US markets fell on Monday, with the S&P 500 hitting a two-month low as US Treasury yields stayed elevated with investors scaling back expectations on the pace of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve... More »

January 13th Morning Report
13 Jan, 10:00am
The US markets sank on Friday, with the S&P 500 erasing its 2025 gains, after an upbeat jobs report stoked fresh inflation fears, reinforcing bets that the Federal Reserve will be cautious in cutting interest rates this year... More »

January 10th Morning Report
10 Jan, 9:53am
The US markets rose on Wednesday, as investors digested the impact of two conflicting sets of jobs data and a report that said President-elect Donald Trump was mulling a national economic emergency declaration on inflation... More »

January 9th Morning Report
9 Jan, 10:05am
The US markets rose on Wednesday, as investors digested the impact of two conflicting sets of jobs data and a report that said President-elect Donald Trump was mulling a national economic emergency declaration on inflation... More »

January 8th Morning Report
8 Jan, 10:03am
The US markets rose on Monday to more than one-week highs, boosted by a rally in semiconductor stocks and a report that suggested the incoming Trump administration could adopot a less aggressive tariff stance than expected... More »

January 6th Morning Report
6 Jan, 10:06am
The US markets rebounded on Friday as investors neared the end of a holiday-shortened week that also rang in a new year, which brought with it expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate cuts and looser regulatory policies from the incoming administra... More »

December 31st Morning Report
31 Dec, 10:03am
The US markets closed lower on Monday in light volume at the top of a holiday-shortened week in the second-to-last trading session of an eventful year in which all three indexes posted strong double-digit gains. ... More »

December 30th Morning Report
30 Dec, 10:02am
The US markets closed lower on Friday in a broad-based sell-off affecting even tech and growth stocks that had driven markets higher through much of the shortened trading week... More »

December 27th Morning Report
27 Dec, 10:00am
The US markets were unchanged on Thursday, amid light trading the day after the Christmas break, as rising yields limited gains in equities, while investors looked for a year-end boost from the so-called Santa Claus rally... More »