Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did well. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines led, while Japan was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean down. Denmark and South Africa are up; Poland, Finland, Portugal, Sweden and the Czech Republic are down. Several markets are closed. Futures in the […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Jan 3-6)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and Thailand did well; India, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean up, but gains are minimal. Turkey, South Africa and Norway are doing the best. Futures in the States point towards a solid […]
Before the Open (Dec 27-30)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Last trading day of the year. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed and quiet. China and Hong Kong moved up; India moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Turkey, Russia and Greece are up; the UK, France, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, […]
Before the Open (Dec 19-23)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. Japan, South Korea, India and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and little changed. Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic are up; Turkey is down. Futures in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market, […]
Before the Open (Dec 12-16)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Quad Witching Day. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly weak. Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia did well, but Japan, India, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are down big. The UK, Denmark, France, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Austria […]
Before the Open (Dec 5-9)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did very well. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan did great while India and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are also doing well. Denmark, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden are leading. Forty five minutes before the […]
Before the Open (Nov 28-Dec2)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently down big. The UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and the Czech Republic are posting big losses. […]
Before the Open (Nov 21-25)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Even within Japan, China and Hong Kong, there were up and down segments of their markets. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and little changed. Futures in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market. ————— Leavitt Brothers Overview –>> […]
Before the Open (Nov 14-18)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. New Zealand, Indonesia and the Philippines did well; China and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well. The UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Sweden are leading; Russia is down. Futures in the States […]
Before the Open (Nov 7-11)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets huge gains. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines all participated. Europe, Africa and the Middle East, which were open during US hours yesterday, currently lean up, but there aren’t many big winners. Turkey, South Africa, Hungary and the […]