Sharemarket Morning Reports

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 »

December 23rd Morning Report
23 Dec, 9:58am
The US markets rallied to close out the trading week on Friday after two lackluster sessions as a cooler-than-expected inflation report and comments from Federal Reserve officials eased worries about the path of interest rates... More »

December 20th Morning Report
20 Dec, 9:57am
The US markets closed lower on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve's projections of fewer-than-expected interest rate cuts and higher inflation next year wrong-footed some investors and pummeled US stocks... More »

December 19th Morning Report
19 Dec, 9:49am
The US markets closed lower on Wednesday, erasing earlier gains after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and the central bank's economic projections signaled a slower pace of cuts next year... More »

December 18th Morning Report
18 Dec, 10:00am
The US markets closed lower on Tuesday, as investors turned cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's last interest rate announcement of the year following stronger-than-expected retail sales data... More »

December 17th Morning Report
17 Dec, 9:53am
The Nasdaq hit a record high on Monday and the S&P 500 also rose as investors assessed the latest economic data while awaiting the Federal Reserve's final policy announcement of the year later in the week to gauge the path of interest rates... More »

December 12th Morning Report
12 Dec, 9:55am
The US market closed higher on Wednesday as a rally in tech stocks boosted the Nasdaq above the 20,000-point milestone for the first time, after a US inflation report boosted expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut... More »

December 11th Morning Report
11 Dec, 9:52am
The US main indexes fell on Tuesday as investors anxiously awaited key information reports that could influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision next week... More »

December 10th Morning Report
10 Dec, 9:43am
The US main indexes fell on Monday, driven by a drop in AI leader Nvidia that pressured tech stocks, while investors awaited a key inflation report this week. ... More »

December 9th Morning Report
9 Dec, 9:49am
The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose to record closing highs on Friday following upbeat forecast from Lululemon Athletica and other companies and as US jobs data fueled expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this month... More »

December 6th Morning Report
6 Dec, 10:00am
The US main indexes were mostly flat on Thursday after recording all-time closing highs in the previous session, with focus on the monthly employment report due on Friday as markets mostly brushed off weekly jobless claims data... More »

December 5th Morning Report
5 Dec, 9:53am
The US main indexes were subdued in volatile trading on Tuesday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record high levels in the previous session, with focus on a crucial jobs report later this week and commentary from Federal Reserve officials... More »

December 2nd Morning Report
2 Dec, 9:57am
US markets closed higher in a shortened Black Friday session, lifted by technology stocks such as Nvidia, while retail was in focus as the holiday shopping season kicked off... More »

November 27th Morning Report
27 Nov, 9:52am
US markets closed higher on Tuesday, as technology stocks rebounded, while investors parsed Donald Trump's tariff pledges on top trade partners and awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting... More »

November 26th Morning Report
26 Nov, 10:00am
US markets closed higher on Monday, with the small-cap Russell 2000 index hitting an all-time high after Scott Bessent's nomination as US Treasury secretary helped push bond yields lower... More »

November 25th Morning Report
25 Nov, 9:57am
US markets closed higher, with all three major indexes posting weekly gains, as investors took comfort from data pointing to robust economic activity in the world's biggest econcomy... More »

November 22th Morning Report
22 Nov, 9:50am
US markets main indexes were mixed in volatile trading on Thursday, with Alphabet's losses weighing on the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, while the blue-chip Dow touched a one-week high, boosted by shares of cloud company Salesforce... More »

November 19th Morning Report
19 Nov, 10:07am
US markets rebounded on Monday, recovering some losses as investors anticipate quarterly earnings from AI leader Nvidia, and Tesla jumped on the prospect of favorable policy changes from the incoming Trump administration... More »