Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, India, Malaysia and Taiwan each rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Germany, Austria, Belgium, Amsterdam, Norway and Prague are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a positive […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. Happy last day before kids are home from school for a couple weeks. The Asian/Pacific markets posted solid, across-the-board gains. Japan and Australia rallied more than 2%; Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Korea and Taiwan moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Russia is down almost […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied more than 2%; Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Malaysia gained more than 1%; Australia, Singapore and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently sporting huge gains. Russia is up 6.1%, followed by Norway (up 3.4%), Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Amsterdam, France and Germany (up […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Taiwan (down 1.37%) and China (up 1.31%) were the only 1% movers. Singapore, Japan and Malaysia also moved up; Hong Kong and India moved down. Europe is currently mostly down. Russia is down more than 2%; Italy, Spain, Amsterdam and Austria are down […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Singapore and Japan dropped more than 2%; India, Indonesia and Malaysia dropped more than 1%. China rallied 2.3%. Europe is currently mostly down. Spain is down more than 2%; Italy, Austria, Amsterdam, Norway, Switzerland, Prague, Stockholm and France are down more than 1%. Russia is […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Malaysia dropped 2.06%, Indonesia 1.01% and Hong Kong and Singapore nearly 1%. China moved up 0.5%. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is up 1.4%, followed by Spain (up 0.93%) and France (up 0.5%). Belgium is down 2.25%, followed by […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China and Japan led to the upside; Indonesia and Malaysia dropped the most. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria is down 2.1%; Italy, Spain, Germany, France, London, Belgium, Amsterdam and Switzerland are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Malaysia and South Korea dropped more than 1%; India, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong also dropped noticeably. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down 5%; Russia, Prague and Austria are down more than 1%. Germany is up a small amount. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied almost 3%, and Malaysia moved up 1.6%. Japan dropped 2.25%, and South Korea and Taiwan fell more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is down another 2.8%; Russia is up 2.15%, and Norway, Stockholm and Germany are also doing well. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped an incredible 5.4%. Hong Kong, Australia and India were also very weak. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down 10.7% (not a typo). Spain is down more than 2%; Italy, Austria, Amsterdam, Norway, Prague, Germany, France and London are down more than […]