Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Singapore and India gained more than 1%; Taiwan, Indonesia, New Zealand, South Korea and Hong Kong also did well. Europe is currently mixed and little changed. There are no big movers. Switzerland, Hungary and Spain are up; Norway and Portugal are down. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up, but other than India (up 1.9%), gains are small. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia and Austria are up more than 1%; Germany, France, Switzerland, Poland, Finland and Belgium are also doing well. Spain is weak. Futures in the States point to a slight up […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly posted big, across-the-board gains. Hong Kong and India gained more than 2%; Japan, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up. France, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Denmark, Spain, Italy and Belgium are up more than 1%. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. There were no 1% losers, but Japan, Singapore, China, Indonesia and South Korea were weak. Europe is currently mostly up. Turkey is up about 3%; Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Belgium are up more than 1%; London, Austria, Russia, Denmark, Norway, Hungary and […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Taiwan rallied 2.6%; China and Indonesia also did well. Australia and Japan were weak. Europe currently leans to the downside. Italy is down more than 2%; Russia more than 1%; Germany, France, Spain and Portugal are also weak. Greece is […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Australia did well. Europe is currently mostly up. London, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Finland, Switzerland and Hungary are up more than 1%; Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Portugal are also doing well. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets are down across-the-board. Singapore, India and New Zealand are down more than 1%; Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan are also weak. Europe is currently mostly down. London, Norway and Poland are down more than 1%; Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Russia, Greece and Finland are also […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Hong Kong and China dropped more than 1%; Australia and South Korea were also weak. Europe currently leans to the downside. Hungary is down more than 1%; London, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium are also weak. Norway and Greece are […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore gained more than 1%; Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently split and little changed. Greece is up more than 1%; London, Belgium and Spain are also doing well. Russia is down more than 1%; […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Hong Kong, China and India did well; Indonesia and Malaysia were weak. Europe is currently very quiet; a handful of markets are closed. France and the Netherlands are down; Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic are up. Futures […]