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: The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times

Nov 01 2008

Equity markets closed higher at the end of what has been one of their best weeks ever. The same cannot be said for metals.


The Overnight Report: The Rally Holds

Oct 31 2008

The US third quarter GDP was not as bad as expected allowing the Dow to gain 190 points.


The Overnight Report: Deja Vu

Oct 30 2008

When the Dow rallied 936 points in October 13 it fell 76 points on October 14. After an 889 point rally on Tuesday the Dow fell 74 points last night. The Fed delivered a 50 point cut as expected.


The Overnight Report: Let’s Try This Again

Oct 29 2008

For the second time this month Wall Street has provided a spectacular rally, with the Dow rising almost 900 points in the session.


The Overnight Report: Base Metals Bounce Hard

Oct 28 2008

The Dow fell 200 points – all in the last ten minutes – as buyers remained tentative. Base metals, however, put in some extraordinary reversals.


The Overnight Report: Armageddon Overruled

Oct 25 2008

The Dow closed down 300 points on Friday, once again rallying 200 points from its lows. Wall Street has nevertheless been left wondering what might have been.


The Overnight Report: The Emerging Market Drain

Oct 23 2008

The Dow fell 500 points last night as withdrawals from emerging markets become the latest snowball.


The Overnight Report: Nice

Oct 21 2008

The Dow put on another 400 points.


The Overnight Report: Set Your Microwave To “Defrost”

Oct 18 2008

The Dow closed down 127 points on Friday, but moved in only a 560 point range!


The Overnight Report: Double Bottom In Place

Oct 17 2008

The Dow recovered from 380 points down to close 401 points up last night putting a second – higher – bottom in place.