Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Australia dropped more than 2%; India, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across-the board. Belgium and Greece are down more than 2%. London, Germany, France, Austria, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland and Russia are down more than […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India, Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore rallied more than 1%. Japan dropped 0.75%. Europe currently leans to the upside, but there isn’t much movement. Greece is up 1.3%, followed by Belgium (up 0.6%), Russia (up 0.55%) and Germany (up 0.51%). Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia dropped 1.5%, and Japan fell 1.2%. Hong Kong, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore also dropped noticeably. Europe is currently mostly down, but losses aren’t as big as they’ve been. Austria and Belgium are posting the biggest losses, followed by Norway, Switzerland, Russia and Germany. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. India dropped 1.1%, followed by Japan (down 0.7%) and Taiwan (down 0.6%). Indonesia rallied 0.7%, and Hong Kong moved up 0.5%. Europe is down across-the-board. Greece is down 2.25%, followed by (Norway down 1.6%), Spain (down 1.5%), Switzerland and Stockholm (down […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. Several Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. The open markets leaned to the upside. Japan, Indonesia and Hong Kong rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia is up 2.4%, followed by Spain (up 1.3%), Austria (up 1%) and Germany (up 0.9%). Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Taiwan rallied 1.5%; Hong Kong and Singapore also did well. Indonesia dropped 1%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Amsterdam is up 1.1%, followed by Spain and London (up 1% each), Stockholm (up 0.9%), Austria (up 0.85%) and Russia and Italy (up […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan and Indonesia dropped more than 2%; Hong Kong and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently trading mostly down. Russia is down 1.7%, followed by Norway (down 1.6%) and Italy and Prague (down 0.9%). Futures here in the States point towards an up […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. South Korea dropped 1.4%, and Hong Kong dropped 1.3%. Japan and Singapore also did poorly. Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan did well to the upside. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is up 1.1%, but Stockholm is down 0.95%, followed by Norway (down 0.67%), France and […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong dropped 1.3%, and Japan dropped 0.84%. Australia rallied 0.52%. Europe is currently mostly up. France and Italy are up 1.2%, followed by Spain (up 1%), Russia (up 0.9%), Prague and Amsterdam (up 0.65%) and Germany and Greece (up 0.5%). Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Hong Kong dropped 1.9%, and Australia dropped 0.9%. India, Korea and Taiwan posted small losses. Japan rallied 0.5%, followed by China (up 0.43%) and Malaysia (up 0.32%). Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down […]