Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan dropped more than 2%; China, South Korea and Australia fell more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece, Poland and Turkey are down more than 2%; Sweden is down more than 1%; Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Czech […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China gained 1.35%; Australia, India and South Korea dropped more than 0.5%. Europe currently leans to the upside, but there are very few big movers. Greece is down more than 1%, and Russia is up more than 1%. Austria, Hungary, Spain, […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but losses were small. China rallied 2.3%, and Hong Kong and Singapore also did well. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia posted losses. Europe is currently mostly down. The Czech Republic, Greece and Poland are down more than 1%; Austria, Russia, Germany, Hungary and Spain […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy December. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Indonesia rallied more than 2%; Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong gained more than 1%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Austria and Turkey are up more than 1%; London, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Spain and Italy are also doing well. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia dropped 2.5%, and South Korea fell 1.9%. Taiwan, Australia and Malaysia were also weak. Europe is currently mostly up. Denmark is up more than 1%; Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Italy are also doing well. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Hope you enjoyed your day off. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China fell an incredible 5.5%. Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore were also weak. Europe is currently mixed but little moved. Greece and Turkey are doing well; Russia and Hungary are weak. Germany, France, Italy and Spain are up; […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Singapore dropped 1.1%; Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand were also weak. Indonesia and Malaysia did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark and Italy are up more than 1%; Greece is down more than […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Taiwan and Australia each dropped about 1%. Singapore and South Korea each rallied about 0.6%. Europe is currently down across-the-board. London, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Russia are all down at least 1%. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. New Zealand rallied more than 1%; South Korea, Malaysia and Australia also did well. China, Singapore and Indonesia were weak. Europe currently leans to the downside. Greece is down more than 2%, Switzerland, Poland and Belgium more than 1%, and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up, but gains were small. Hong Kong rallied 1.1%; Indonesia also did well. Europe is mixed and little changed. Greece is down 2%, but otherwise there are no standout winners or losers. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash […]