Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan bounced back 2.4%, and China rallied 1.5%. The other markets were quiet. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Sweden and Finland are down more than 6%; Austria, Belgium and the Czech Republic are down more […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Jun 24)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Day-After the Brexit Vote. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with big, across-the-board losses. Japan fell almost 8%; Australia and South Korea dropped more than 3%; Hong Kong, Singapore, India, New Zealand and Taiwan fell more than 2%. Europe is getting crushed. Greece, Spain and Italy are down more than 10%; France, […]
Before the Open (Jun 23)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. Happy Brexit Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan gained more than 1%; India and New Zealand also did well. China, Indonesia and Taiwan led to the downside. Europe is currently posting across-the-board gains. Spain and Italy are up more than 2%; London, Germany, France, Austria, […]
Before the Open (Jun 22)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, China and South Korea closed up; Japan and New Zealand closed down. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany and the Czech Republic are up more than 1%; London, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Spain are also doing well. Futures here in the […]
Before the Open (Jun 21)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan rallied more than 1%; Hong Kong and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up more than 4%; Germany, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Belgium and the Czech Republic are also doing well. Russia is down. […]
Before the Open (Jun 20)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Japan rallied 2.3%; Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and South Korea gained more than 1%. Europe is currently posting big, across-the-board gains. London, Germany, France and the Netherlands are up more than 3%; Austria, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey, Denmark, […]
Before the Open (Jun 17)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy options expiration day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied more that 1%; Hong Kong and Taiwan also did well. New Zealand was weak. Europe is currently posting solid across-the-board gains. Greece is up almost 5%; the Czech Republic and Italy are up more than 2%; Austria, Norway, Sweden, […]
Before the Open (Jun 16)
Good morning and happy Thursday from Telluride, where it’s opening day of the Bluegrass Festival. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 3.1%; Hong Kong fell 2.1%; Taiwan fell 1.3%, and Singapore, India, Malaysia and South Korea were also weak. Europe is currently mostly down. Norway, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Italy, Russia and Greece are […]
Before the Open (Jun 15)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. India and China rallied more than 1%; New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong did moderately well. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, France, London, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Turkey and Hungary […]
Before the Open (Jun 14)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia fell 2%; Japan and New Zealand dropped more than 1%; Hong Kong and Singapore were also weak. Europe is currently mostly down. Belgium and Denmark are down more than 2%; London, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Finland, Hungary, Spain and Portugal […]