Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan, Hong Kong, India and Malaysia fell more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down, but there aren’t many big movers. Greece and Hungary are down more than 1%; Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal are down noticeably. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, Singapore and India moved up; Hong Kong moved down. Europe is currently up across-the-board. France, Belgium, Norway, the Czech Republic, Greece, Spain and Portugal are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively big gap up open for the cash […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong and India closed down; Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand closed up. Europe is currently mostly down. Spain, Italy, Portugal and Austria are down more than 1%; Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium and Greece are also weak. Russia is up more than 1%; […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan posted a 2.2% gain; Hong Kong and South Korea also did well. Singapore dropped 0.9%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up more than 2%; Switzerland, Spain, Italy and Denmark are up more than 1%; London, Germany and France are also posting gains. […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 2.8%; Indonesia and Malaysia fell more than 1%. India and Singapore rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Denmark and Hungary are up more than 1%. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China fell 2.8%; Hong Kong and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. France, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Italy are down more than 1%; London, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Russia, Spain […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India and New Zealand did well; Hong Kong and Malaysia were weak. Many European markets are closed today. Greece, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Spain are doing well; Russia and Poland are weak. Futures in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Singapore, Australia and Taiwan lost more than 1%; India, South Korea and Hong Kong were also weak. Europe is currently mostly down. Russia is down more than 2%; London, Austria, Belgium, Poland and Turkey are down more than 1%; Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan dropped more than 1%; India and Singapore were also weak. Australia and China rallied more than 1%; New Zealand also did well. Europe is currently down across the board. The Netherlands, Turkey, Spain and Italy are down more than 2%; France, […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan dropped 3.1%; India, Indonesia and South Korea were also weak. China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan were closed. Europe seems mixed, but I’m not getting accurate data. The websites I get data from are not updating. Germany is […]