Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. New Zealand dropped more than 1%; Indonesia and Australia were also weak. Japan and Hong Kong did okay. Europe is currently mostly down. Portugal is down more than 1%; the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia and Greece are also weak. Denmark and Turkey are doing well. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. There were no big winners, but South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore did well. Europe is currently mostly up. The UK, France, Poland, Hungary and the Netherlands are up more than 1%; Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Greece are also doing well. […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, India and Indonesia gained more than 1%; Japan, Australia and Taiwan also did well. Malaysia fell 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. The UK and Hungary are up more than 1%; the Czech Republic, Greece, Poland and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across-the-board. France, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy and Portugal are down more than 1%. Futures in the States point towards a slight down open for […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific closed mostly up. Japan, Singapore and Australia rallied more than 1%; Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. India fell more than 1%. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Norway is up more than 2%; the UK, France, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain and Italy […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan dropped 1.3%; South Korea was also weak. New Zealand did well to the upside; everything else was quiet. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy and France are up more than 1%; the UK, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Russia, Greece and […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong and Indonesia rallied more than 1%. Japan, China and South Korea also did well. Australia, India and Malaysia posted small losses. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Germany, France, Austria, Norway, Stockholm, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Italy and Denmark are weakest. Futures in the […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, China, India and Taiwan fell more than 1%. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Turkey is down more than 4%; the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Poland, Spain and Italy are down […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and mostly little changed. Japan, Hong Kong, China, and India dropped while Singapore, Australia and Taiwan moved up. Europe is currently mostly down. Russia, Poland, Denmark, Spain and Italy are down more than 1%; France, Sweden, Switzerland and Portugal are also weak. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea did well. Europe is currently posting solid, across-the-board gains. Germany, Spain and France are up more than 2%; the UK, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Finland, Italy and Portugal are up more than […]