Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did well. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines led while Japan and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are up big. The UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Sweden and […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Jan 6-10)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly weak. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Singapore posted stiff losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed. Poland, Norway, Hungary and Austria are up; the UK, Switzerland, Spain and Sweden are down. Index futures in the States point to big down open […]
Before the Open (Dec 30 – Jan 3)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia and the Philippines did well; China and India were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside but are mostly quiet. Poland, Turkey, Portugal and the Czech Republic are up; Denmark and France are down. Index […]
Before the Open (Dec 23-27)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia did well; South Korea was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. Denmark, France, Turkey, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Austria and Sweden are leading. Futures in the States point to a moderate […]
Before the Open (Dec 16-20)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did poorly. New Zealand posted a solid win, but Japan, China, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore and Thailand were down big. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are getting hit hard. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Sweden are down […]
Before the Open (Dec 9-13)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific were split. South Korea, India, New Zealand and Malaysia did well while Japan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and little changed. South Africa and the Czech Republic are up; Denmark and Finland are down. Index futures in the […]
Before the Open (Dec 2-6)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines did well; Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and little changed. France, Turkey and Italy are up; Norway, Hungary and Portugal are down. Index futures […]
Before the Open (Nov 25-29)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were split. China, Hong Kong and India did well; South Korea and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean down but are mostly quiet. The Netherlands are up; Greece, Finland, Portugal and Sweden are down. Futures in the States point to a positive open for […]
Before the Open (Nov 18-22)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were an odd mix, with both big winners and big losers. Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia posted big gains, but China, Hong Kong and the Philippines posted big losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly doing well. The UK, Denmark, […]
Before the Open (Nov 11-15)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Philippines did well; China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Norway, Spain, Portugal and Austria are up; Denmark, Poland, Greece, Switzerland and Sweden are down. Index futures in the […]