Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China rallied 2.2%, but Japan (down 1.2%), Australia (down 1.1%), Taiwan (down 0.9%) and India (down 0.8%) fell. Europe is currently posting big, across-the-board losses. Greece is down more than 2%; Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Amsterdam, Norway and Stockholm […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied 2.7% followed by Taiwan (up 1.2%), South Korea (up 0.9%) and Australia (up 0.7%). Europe is currently mostly down. Germany, Italy and Spain are down more than 1%. France, Belgium and Stockholm are down 0.6-0.7%. Futures here in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Tax Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. There were no big winners. China and Taiwan dropped more than 1%, followed by India (down 0.8%) and Australia (down 0.7%). Europe is currently mostly up. Italy is up 1%, followed by Russia (up 0.9%), Austria (up 0.8%), […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Singapore rallied 1%, followed by South Korea (up 0.6%) and New Zealand (up 0.5%). Hong Kong dropped 1.6%, and Indonesia fell 0.5%. Europe is currently mostly down. Spain, Italy, Russia and Greece are down more than 1%. London and Austria are down about 0.5%. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China and Hong Kong rallied more than 2%; India, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. Indonesia and Malaysia did poorly. Europe is mostly up. Belgium and Russia are up more than 1%; London, Austria and Prague are also doing […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, Hong Kong and South Korea rallied better than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Norway and Germany are up more than 1%. Belgium, Amsterdam and Switzerland are also doing well. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong rallied another 2.7%; India and Japan also did well. China dropped 0.9%. Europe is currently mostly up. Switzerland is up 1.3%; France is up 1.1%; London, Italy, Spain and Amsterdam are up more than 0.7%. Russia is down 1.5%. Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Hong Kong rallied 3.8%, followed by China, Japan, Australia, India and South Korea, which each moved up 0.6-0.8%. Taiwan and Indonesia dropped. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium is up 1.1%, followed by London and Austria. Russia is down 1.1%, followed by […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. China rallied 2.5% and Japan moved up 1.3%. Indonesia and Malaysia also did well. Europe is currently posting big gains. Amsterdam and Norway are up more than 2%; Spain, Italy, Austria, Stockholm, Switzerland, Germany, France and London are each up more than 1%. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up (although several markets were closed). India, Indonesia and Malaysia did well. Europe was closed. Russia finished with a small gain. Futures here in the States point toward a relatively big gap down for the cash market.