Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 2.2%, Singapore 1.1% and South Korea 0.9%. Taiwan rallied 1%, and Australia moved up 0.8%. Europe is currently mostly up, but there aren’t many big movers. Turkey, Finland, Norway, Portugal, London, France, Netherlands and Russia are doing well. Poland and Spain are lagging. Futures […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Jul 29)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside, but movement was small. China bounced 3.4%. Hong Kong, Australia, India and New Zealand also did well. Europe is currently mostly up, but movement there is also small. Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, London, Poland and Turkey are up. Italy, […]
Before the Open (Jul 28)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Indonesia and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Denmark, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market. […]
Before the Open (Jun 27)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped 8.5%, Hong Kong more than 3%, Taiwan more than 2% and India, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan 1% or more. Europe is currently down across-the-board. France, Italy and Germany are down 2%. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, […]
Before the Open (Jul 24)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and South Korea each fell more than 0.9%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are quiet and little changed. Turkey, Finland, Italy and Iceland are up the most; South Africa, Kenya, Spain and Bulgaria are down the most. […]
Before the Open (Jul 23)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Taiwan fell 1.4%; Australia, India, Malaysia and New Zealand also dropped noticeably. China rallied 2.4%, and Japan moved up 0.4%. The European region of the world is quiet and mixed. Switzerland is up more than 1%; South Africa and Portugal are […]
Before the Open (Jul 22)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Japan, Hong Kong and Australia fell more than 1%; South Korea and Taiwan also dropped noticeably. India and New Zealand did well. Europe, African and the Middle East are mostly down. Poland, South Africa and London are down more than 1%; […]
Before the Open (Jul 21)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and South Korea each rallied more than 0.5%. India fell 0.8%. Europe is currently split, and very few markets have moved much. Finland, Portugal and Switzerland are down; Hungary is up. Futures here in the States […]
Before the Open (Jul 20)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; movement was small. China and Singapore moved up. Taiwan moved down. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden are up more than 1%; Netherlands, Switzerland, Prague, Germany, Spain, Portugal and France are also posting solid gains. Turkey and Russia are down more […]
Before the Open (Jul 17)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. China rallied 3.5%, and Hong Kong moved up 1%. South Korea fell 0.5%. Europe is currently mixed, and there are no big movers. Austria, Norway, Finland and Sweden are doing the best. Futures here in the States […]