Daily Market Reports

FNArena is one of few remaining truly independent providers of financial markets analysis, financial commentary and business news in Australia. Our Latest Financial News is not based on ASX lodgements or corporate press releases, but more so on updated views, insights and responses from stockbrokers and other experts. Our Daily Reports focus on practical and impartial share market news today. FNArena is not aligned with any financial institution, hence the moniker “independent”. We have a long history of publishing out-of-consensus views and market analysis. Our quest is not to be bullish or bearish, but to correctly assess future trends.

Previous Reports

The Overnight Report: Another Reversal From The Depths

May 18 2011

The Dow recovered from 170 points down last night to close only 68 points down, while the S&P 500 closed flat. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Sex And The Spillway

May 17 2011

Wall Street wandered uncertainly last night as it weighed up sex scandals and the impact of releasing excess Mississippi water over a spillway. Dow down 47.


The Monday Report

May 16 2011

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.


The Overnight Report: Wall Street Attempts Consolidation

May 13 2011

A big drop from the open soon turned into a sustained rally last night as commodities reversed and panic subsided. Dow up 65.


The Overnight Report: Oil Tanks

May 12 2011

A perfect storm for oil saw that commodity hammered last night, taking stock indices down with it. Dow down 130.


The Overnight Report: Skype Me

May 11 2011

A US$8.5bn bid for Skype by Microsoft got Wall Street’s attention last night as commodity prices continued to tick up. Dow up 75.


The Overnight Report: Commodities Bounce Back

May 10 2011

Oil surged 6% last night as fundamentals met an oversold market. Precious metals followed. Dow up 45. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)


The Monday Report

May 09 2011

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.


The Overnight Report: Speculators Rush The Exits

May 06 2011

There was no ECB rate rise, sparking the biggest fall in commodity prices since 2008. Weak US data helped the Dow down 139 points.


The Overnight Report: Commodities Head South

May 05 2011

The commodities sell-off continued to snowball last night, assisted by some weak US economic data. Dow down 83.