Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia is up 2.8%, Italy 1.3% and Prague 1.2%. Spain, Austria, Stockholm and London are also doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Jan 21)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied 4.7%, and Hong Kong, Australia and Malaysia gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Switzerland and Greece are down more than 2%; Germany and Austria are down 0.7-0.8%. Russia is up 1.7%. Futures here in the States point towards a gap […]
Before the Open (Jan 20)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a good long weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan closed up 2.1%; India rallied 1.85%; China gained 1.8%, and Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently up across the board. France, Spain, Italy, Austria and Stockholm […]
Before the Open (Jan 16)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore dropped more than 1%. China continues to roll; it rallied 1.2%. Europe is currently mixed. The Swiss market is down another 4.3%, and Greece is down 2.8%. Russia is up 1.6%, and Italy is […]
Before the Open (Jan 15)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. China rallied 3.5%, followed by India (up 2.7%), Japan (up 1.9%) and Hong Kong (up 1%). Europe currently leans to the upside, but Switzerland is down a whopping 9%. Prague is down 1.3%, and Greece is down 0.7%. Germany, France, Italy, […]
Before the Open (Jan 14)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan and Indonesia dropped more than 1%; Australia and Taiwan also dropped notably. Europe is currently mostly down. London is down 2.3%, followed by Austria, Norway, Stockholm and Greece, which are down more than 1%, and Amsterdam, Spain, Italy, Germany and France, which are down […]
Before the Open (Jan 13)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and New Zealand did well; India and Japan lagged. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 2.1%; Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Russia and Switzerland are up 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up […]
Before the Open (Jan 12)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 1.75%, followed by Australia (down 0.75%), Indonesia (down 0.55%) and Taiwan (down 0.4%). Hong Kong, India and New Zealand each rallied 0.45%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 3.1%, followed by Germany and France (up 1.2% each) […]
Before the Open (Jan 9)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, India and South Korea did well; Taiwan, China and Singapore posted small losses. Europe currently leans to the downside. Spain and Russia are down more than 2%, Italy more than 1%, Amsterdam, Austria, London, France and Germany are down noteably. […]
Before the Open (Jan 8)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board (except for China which dropped 2.4%). Japan, Singapore, India, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia is up 5.2%; France, Italy and Spain are up more than 2%; London, Germany, Prague, Switzerland, Stockholm, Norway, Amsterdam […]