Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan moved up; Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China moved down. Europe currently leans to the downside. Greece is down almost 4%; Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Russia and Switzerland are also down. Belgium, London, Norway and Prague are doing well. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia dropped; China and South Korea moved up. Europe currently leans to the downside, but losses are small. Germany, France, Switzerland, Greece, Amsterdam and Stockholm are down 0.25-0.40%; Russia is up 1.4%. Futures here in the States point towards an up […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and New Zealand led to the downside; Japan did well to the upside. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy is p 2%, and Spain, Belgium, Amsterdam, Norway, Switzerland, Greece, France, Germany and London are up more than 1%. Prague is down […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets lean to the downside, but most markets are little moved from their unchanged levels. Japan closed up 2.7%, and South Korea dropped 0.9%. Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore dropped small amounts. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is up 2.2%, and Belgium is up 1%. Norway is down […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Happy November. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China, Singapore and New Zealand moved up; Australia, South Korea and Hong Kong moved down. Europe currently leans to the downside. Italy is down 1.1%, followed by Belgium (down 0.95%), Prague (down 0.78%), Switzerland (down 0.65%), Amsterdam (down 0.64%) […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Halloween. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with big gains today. Japan rallied nearly 5%, followed by Hong Kong, China, Singapore, India and Taiwan, which each rallied 1% or more. Europe is currently posting big, across-the-board gains. Belgium, Germany and France are up more than 2%; London, Spain, Italy, Austria, Amsterdam, Stockholm, […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. India, China and Japan did well; Hong Kong dropped. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down more than 4%; Spain and Italy are down more than 2%; London, Germany, France, Belgium, Amsterdam and Norway are down more than 1%. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan all rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia is up 1%; Belgium, Norway, Stockholm, London and Germany are also doing well. Greece, Spain and Italy are down. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed, but the gains from the up markets were much bigger than the losses from the down markets. China led with a 2.1% gain, followed by Taiwan (up 1.7%) and Hong Kong (up 1.6%). Indonesia, Singapore and Japan dropped. Europe is currently posting solid, across-the-board gains. Germany, […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Australia and Japan posted decent gains; Indonesia, Hong Kong and China led to the downside. Europe is split with big movers in both directions. Greece is down 2.2%, followed by Italy (down 1.5%). Prague is […]