Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were quiet. Only South Korea (down 1.1%) moved 1%. Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand closed down; Indonesia and Taiwan closed up. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, France, Denmark and Spain are weakest. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Sep 10)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong and Australia lost more than 2%; China and Singapore fell more than 1%. South Korea rallied 1.4%. Europe is currently mostly down. London, Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Portugal are down more than 1%. Latvia is up 12% […]
Before the Open (Sep 9)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Japan rallied an incredible 7.7%. Hong Kong moved up 4.1% and Taiwan 3.6%. China, Australia and South Korea gained more than 2%, and Singapore, India, Malaysia and New Zealand rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across-the-board. London, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Spain […]
Before the Open (Sep 8)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a great long weekend. Yesterday the Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China and Indonesia dropped more than 2%; Hong Kong and India fell more than 1%. Today the region closed mostly up. Hong Kong rallied 3.3%; China moved up 2.9%; and Singapore, Australia and India gained more than […]
Before the Open (Sep 4)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan and India dropped more than 2%; South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore lost more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Germany, France, Netherlands and Italy are down more than 2%; London, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Spain, Belgium […]
Before the Open (Sep 3)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Singapore and India rallied 1% or more. Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan also did well. Australia fell 1.4%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up more than 2%; London, Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Hungary and Italy are up more […]
Before the Open (Sep 2)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside, but movement was very little relative to what it’s been. Hong Kong, Malaysia, India and New Zealand dropped more than 0.95%. There were no standout winners. Europe currently leans to the upside, but there are very few big movers. Denmark is […]
Before the Open (Sep 1)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy September. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan dropped almost 4%, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Australia more than 2% and Taiwan, South Korea, China and Singapore more than 1%. Europe is currently down across-the-board. London, Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal are down more than 2%; Austria, Sweden, […]
Before the Open (Aug 31)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Japan, Singapore and Australia lost more than 1%; Indonesia and Taiwan gained more than 1%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Austria, Greece and Finland are down 0.9% or more; France, Germany, Spain and Portugal […]
Before the Open (Aug 28)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied 4.8%, followed by Japan (up 3%), Taiwan (up 2.5%) and South Korea (up 1.6%). Hong Kong dropped 1%. Europe leans to the downside, but movement is less than it’s been this week. Switzerland, Hungary and Italy are down more than 1%; London, Germany, […]