Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China rallied 4.7%, and Hong Kong moved up 0.6%, but Australia, South Korea and Taiwan each dropped more than 0.6%. Europe currently leans to the upside. France, Spain, Switzerland, Prague and Russia are doing well; […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia, New Zealand and India moved up more than 1%; Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia moved down. Europe is currently mostly down. Germany, France, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Greece are down. Russia is up almost 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China got crushed; it fell 6.5%. Hong Kong dropped 2.2%. The rest of the region closed without much net movement. Europe is currently mixed, but there aren’t many standout movers. Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Greece are down. Prague and Russia are up. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Singapore, South Korea and Indonesia dropped more than 1%; Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Hong Kong were also weak. China closed up. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy, Stockholm, Switzerland, Prague and Greece are up more than 0.75%. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a great long weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. China rallied 2%; Hong Kong and Australia moved up about 0.9%. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is up 1.2%, and Italy is up 0.9%. Prague is down 0.9%, followed by Norway (down 0.8%) and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied almost 3%, and South Korea and Hong Kong moved up more than 1%. India and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mixed. London and Prague are leading to the upside; Norway and Germany are leading to the downside. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China and Australia led, followed by Indonesia. Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea lagged. Europe currently leans to the downside, and no market has moved 1% from its unchanged level. Italy, Germany, France, Prague and Austria are down; Russia is up. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, China, India and South Korea did well; Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan lagged. Europe is currently mixed, but other than Russia (down 1.5%), movement is very little. Germany, France, Italy and Prague are down; London, Belgium and Switzerland are up. Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied better than 3%; Japan and Taiwan also did well. Australia and Malaysia fell 0.7-0.8%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up almost 3%; Spain, Italy, Belgium, Amsterdam, Germany and France are up more than 1%. Russia is down 1.2%. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Australia, China and Hong Kong were weak. India, Japan and Malaysia did the best. Europe currently leans to the downside. Italy, Austria and Greece are down more than 1%; Belgium, Amsterdam and France are also […]