Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan and Indonesia rallied more than 1%; Singapore, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. Europe currently leans to the upside. Italy, Austria, Norway and Switzerland are posting moderate gains. Russia and Greece are down. […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Hong Kong, China and Malaysia each dropped about 1%; Singapore fell 0.6%. Europe is currently mostly up. France, Amsterdam, Austria, Norway, Prague and Russia are up 0.8% or more. Only Greece (down 0.5%) is down. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, India and Indonesia posted noticeable losses. China moved up 0.5%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Stockholm, Norway and Russia are down more than 1%; Austria and Greece are also down. There are no big winners. Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 2.2%, and Hong Kong fell 0.7%. Singapore and India moved up about 0.5%. Europe is currently mixed. Russia is up 1.7%, and Austria and Greece are up 1%. There are no big losers. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Australia, Indonesia and South Korea posted moderate gains. Europe currently leans to the downside. Greece is down 2.2%; Spain, France, Italy and Stockholm are posting moderate losses. Russia is up 1.2%. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India led with a 1.7% gain; Australia, China and New Zealand also closed up. Singapore and South Korea dropped. Europe currently leans to the downside. Greece is down 3%, followed by Norway (down 0.8%) and Belgium (down 0.6%). Italy is up 0.6%. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 2.2%, and Japan moved up 1.1%. India dropped 0.9%, Taiwan 0.8% and Australia 0.5%. Europe is currently mostly up, but gains are small. Russia is up 0.9%, and Italy is up 0.7%. Greece is down almost 2%. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. New Zealand rallied 2.1%; Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. China dropped 0.6%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Austria is up 1%, followed by Prague (up 0.9%) and Belgium (up 0.8%). Russia is down 2.2%, followed by Greece (down 1.1%) and Italy […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Taiwan rallied 1.1%; Malaysia, Japan and Singapore also did well. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is up 8.2%; Prague and Amsterdam are also doing well. Russia is down 1.5%. Futures here in the States are flat.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Australia and South Korea led to the upside; Singapore and India dropped. Europe is currently mostly up. Belgium is up almost 2%; Italy, Amsterdam, Switzerland, Germany and Prague are also doing well. Futures here in the States point […]