Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with relatively big losses. Japan fell more than 3%, Hong Kong and Australia more than 2%, and India, Malaysia and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece, Denmark and Finland are down more than 2%; Germany, Austria, Spain and Italy are down more […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China rallied 2.3%, but Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea did poorly. Europe is currently mostly down. London, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Poland, Norway, Spain, Italy and Sweden are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan rallied 2%; Australia and South Korea also did well. China dropped 1.8%, and Singapore fell 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. London, Germany, France, Austria, Norway, Russia, Finland, Italy and Sweden are down 1% […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with relatively big, across-the-board gains. China gained more than 3%, and Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore rallied more than 2%. Europe is currently mostly up. London, Belgium, Switzerland, Turkey, Spain and Italy are up more than 1%; France, Germany and the Netherlands are also doing […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China dropped almost 3%, but while there were no big winners, Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore did well. Europe currently leans to the downside. Italy is down more than 2%, and Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Spain are down more than 1%. Norway […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 2.7%; Indonesia, South Korea and Hong Kong did better than 1%. Australia dropped 1.1%. Europe is mixed, and there isn’t a lot of overall movement. Russia is up more than 2%, Belgium more than 1% and Hungary and Czech Republic […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped 6.4%; Japan and Hong Kong fell more than 2%; Singapore and South Korea lost more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down, but losses are minimal. London, Germany, Poland, Austria and Belgium are down; Italy, Portugal and Greece are up. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan each gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down, but movement is minimal. Norway, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland are down; Denmark is up. Futures in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted solid, across-the-board gains. Japan rallied almost 6%; Hong Kong and South Korea more than 2%; and China, Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up huge. France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Portugal are up more than 3%; numerous […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped 3.2%, Japan 2.4% and Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia is up 2.5%; the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark, Italy and Portugal are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a […]