Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside, but movement was minimal. Singapore, Australia and Taiwan did the best. Hong Kong, India and Indonesia fell. Europe currently leans to the downside, but movement is minimal there too. Poland, Turkey, Portugal, Norway, and the Czech Republic are up; Germany, Belgium, […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Oct 18)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, China and India rallied more than 1%; Malaysia, South Korea, New Zealand and Singapore also did well. Europe is currently posting solid, across-the-board gains. Germany, France, the UK, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, Turkey, Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Portugal are up […]
Before the Open (Oct 17)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China, Hong Kong, Australia, India and New Zealand closed down. Japan, Indonesia and South Korea closed up. Europe is currently mostly down, but losses aren’t very big. The UK, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, […]
Before the Open (Oct 14)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia rallied more than 1%; Japan and Hong Kong also did well. Europe is currently posting solid gains. Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Italy, and Portugal are up more than 1%; Greece is up more than […]
Before the Open (Oct 13)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia and Hong Kong fell more than 1%; Australia and South Korea were also weak. Europe is currently down across-the-board. The UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain and Italy are down more than 1%. Futures in the States point towards a […]
Before the Open (Oct 12)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets lean to the downside. Japan and Singapore dropped more than 1%; Hong Kong was also weak. Europe is currently mixed and little changed. Greece, Austria, and the Netherlands are up; the UK, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic are down. Futures in the States point towards a […]
Before the Open (Oct 11)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Hong Kong, South Korea and Thailand fell more than 1%; Japan and China did well. Europe leans to the upside and is mostly quiet. Greece is up more than 1%; Spain and Portugal are also doing well. Futures in the States point towards a […]
Before the Open (Oct 10)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 1.5% while South Korea fell 0.7%. Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan were closed. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Greece is up more than 1%; Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Italy are also doing well. Futures in […]
Before the Open (Oct 7)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Korea posted the biggest losses (down 0.4 – 0.6%). Europe is currently mostly down, but losses aren’t too extreme. France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Denmark, Finland and Spain are down the most. The […]
Before the Open (Oct 6)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific closed mixed. Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea did well. New Zealand and India were weak. Europe currently leans to the downside, but movement is minimal. Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Finland and Portugal lead to the downside; the Czech Republic and Turkey are doing relatively well. Futures in the […]