Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. Most of the Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. Malaysia dropped 1.3%; the others (Japan, Australia, New Zealand) posted small gains. London posted a small gain; the rest of Europe was closed. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 2.7%, Malaysia 1.3%, and Australia, India, South Korea, Hong Kong and China were also weak. New Zealand gained 0.9%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Norway and Russia are doing well; Switzerland and Greece are lagging. No market is up or down 1%. […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia fell 2.6%, followed by Australia (down 1.7%) and Taiwan (down 1%). India, Malaysia and New Zealand were also weak. Europe is currently mostly down. Stockholm and Norway are down more than 1%; Amsterdam, Germany, France, Italy and Spain are also weak. […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 1.1%; Australia, South Korea and Singapore were also weak. India rallied 0.8%. Europe is mostly down. London, Germany, France, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Switzerland are all down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 3%, followed by Hong Kong (up 1.3%), Australia (up 0.8%) and Taiwan (up 0.6%). Indonesia fell 3.5%, and India dropped 1%. Europe is up across-the-board. Germany and Greece are up more than 1%; France, London, Amsterdam, Stockholm and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. I hope it’s been a good week for you so far. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia and Taiwan rallied more than 1%; Hong Kong and Malaysia also did very well. India dropped 1.1%; Japan and South Korea were also weak. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up more than […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Taiwan rallied almost 2%, followed by South Korea (up 1.4%). Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and New Zealand dropped 0.4 – 0.6%. Europe is currently mostly down. Russia is down 1.8%, followed by Germany (down 1.3%), Stockholm (down 1.1%) and France (down 1%). Belgium, Amsterdam and Spain […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China gained another 2.4%, followed by Japan (up 1.1%) and Taiwan and India (up 0.8% each). Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand dropped. Europe currently leans to the downside. Belgium, Norway, Prague and Russia are down more than 1%. Greece is up 1.3%. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Hong Kong rallied almost 3%; Japan, China and Indonesia gained more than 1%. India dropped 0.8%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is down 3.3%. Russia, Switzerland, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Germany and Austria are doing well. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong and India dropped around 2%; China fell 1.6%; Singapore, Australia and New Zealand also dropped noticeably. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, Amsterdam, Austria and Stockholm are up more than 1%; Russia and Greece are also doing […]