Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. India, South Korea, Australia and Japan led the way. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Prague, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Italy and Portugal are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Jul 15)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets lean to the upside. China fell 3%, but Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Korea did well. Europe currently leans to the upside, but there aren’t any big winners. Italy, Denmark, Prague, Norway and Belgium are up; Sweden and Russia are down. Futures here in the States […]
Before the Open (Jul 14)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan and Australia gained more than 1%; New Zealand also did well. China dropped 1.2%. Europe is currently mixed, and only Portugal (down 1.2%) has moved more than 1%. Italy is also weak, but otherwise it’s a quiet day across the pond. Futures here in the […]
Before the Open (Jul 13)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied more than 2%; Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Taiwan and South Korea moved up 1% or more. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland and Portugal are up […]
Before the Open (Jul 10)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied more than 4% (combined with yesterday, it just completed its biggest 2-day rally in many years), and Hong Kong rallied 2.1%. Indonesia also did moderately well. Europe is currently posting big, across-the-board gains. France and Spain are up more than 3%; Germany, Netherlands, […]
Before the Open (Jul 9)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 5.8%, and Hong Kong rallied 3.7%. Singapore, Indonesia, New Zealand and Taiwan dropped 0.5 – 0.7%. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Portugal is up more than 3%; Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands and Finland are up more than 2%; London, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Prague, Turkey, […]
Before the Open (Jul 8)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. China and Hong Kong lost fell almost 6%, Japan and Taiwan about 3%, Singapore, Australia, India and South Korea more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. London, France, Austria, Italy, Belgium and Portugal are up more than 1%; Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland and Spain […]
Before the Open (Jul 7)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Japan and Australia rallied more than 1%; Hong Kong and China fell more than 1%. South Korea and Taiwan were also weak. Europe and Africa are currently mostly down. Amsterdam, South Africa, Hungary and Egypt are down more than 1%; Austria, […]
Before the Open (Jul 6)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong fell more than 3%, Japan and South Korea more than 2%, Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Taiwan more than 1%. China rallied 2.4%. Europe and Africa are currently mostly down. Egypt is down more than 4%, Italy […]
Before the Open (Jul 2)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. Happy Employment Numbers Day.