Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia dropped 1.3%, followed by Australia (down 1.2%) and Japan (down 0.9%). India rallied 0.6%, and China posted a small gain. Europe is currently mixed. France is up 0.73%, followed by Italy (up 0.68%), Spain (up 0.45%) and Stockholm (up 0.35%). Austria is down 0.65%, […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. Happy New Years for those who celebrate it. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan rallied 1.3%, followed by Indonesia (up 0.53%) and New Zealand (up 0.37%). India and Taiwan closed down 1%, and Hong Kong lost 0.64%. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia is up 0.8%, followed by Prague (up 0.68%), […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed, but movement was small. China rallied 1.5%; New Zealand, Korea and Hong Kong also closed up. Australia dropped 0.7%; Japan and Indonesia also fell. Europe currently leans to the upside. Russia and Italy are up 0.9%, followed by France (up 0.7%) and Germany and Switzerland (up […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India dropped 1.6%, followed by Indonesia (down 0.6%) and Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong (down 0.5%). China and Australia each moved up about 0.9%. Europe is currently suffering big across-the-board losses. Austria is down 2.6%, followed by France (down 1.9%), Greece (down 1.6%), London and Italy […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia each dropped more than 1%. New Zealand rallied 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down 1.4%, followed by Prague (down 0.85%), Italy (down 0.8%) and Russia and Amsterdam (down 0.6%). Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 1.6%, followed by Hong Kong and China (up 0.6%) and New Zealand (up 0.5%). Europe currently leans to the upside. Greece is up 2%, followed by Prague (up 0.8%) and London (up 0.6%). Russia is down 1.25%. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India rallied 1.8%, followed by Japan (up 1.1%), Taiwan (up 0.5%) and China and Indonesia (up 0.4%). Hong Kong dropped 0.85%, and South Korea dropped 0.7%. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany and Prague are both up more than 0.8%, followed by Spain and Amsterdam […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Indonesia rallied 1.1%, followed by Hong Kong and South Korea (up 1% each), Singapore and Taiwan (up 0.7% each) and India and China (up 0.5% each). New Zealand dropped 0.9%, and Australia dropped 0.6%. Europe is currently mostly […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped 1.8%, followed by Singapore and India (down 1.2%) and Hong Kong and South Korea (down 0.9%). Europe is also mostly down, but the losses are smaller. Greece is down 2%, followed by Prague (down 1.2%), Austria (down 0.9%) and London, France and Italy […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and India each dropped around 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down 0.9%, followed by Italy (down 0.9%), Prague and Russia (down 0.7% each) and Austria (down 0.5%). Futures here in the States […]