Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 0.9%; Taiwan dropped 1.1%, followed by New Zealand (down 0.7%) and Malaysia (down 0.6%). Europe is currently mixed. Russia is up 1.35%, Norway 0.66%, Stockholm 0.5%. There are no big down markets. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. South Korea dropped 0.74%, followed by Australia (down 0.5%) and Taiwan (down 0.4%). Japan rallied 0.76%, and New Zealand moved up 0.5%. Europe is currently mostly down. Russia is down 0.7%, followed by Spain (down 0.55%), London and France (down 0.5%) and Norway and Belgium […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong dropped almost 2%, followed by Indonesia (down 1%), Taiwan and India (down 0.8%) and Australia (down 0.6%). Europe currently leans to the downside. Greece is down 2.75%, but no other market has moved more than 0.5%. Spain, Austria and Prague are also down. […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Indonesia, New Zealand and South Korea moved down; Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia moved up. Europe currently leans to the downside. Greece is down 1.5%, followed by Spain and Norway (down 0.5%) and Stockholm (down 0.4%). Russia is up 0.8%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India rallied 1.1%, followed by Indonesia (up 0.6%). Australia dropped 0.4%. China, South Korea and Taiwan were closed. Europe is currently mostly down. London is down 1%, followed by Russia (down 0.9%), Austria (down 0.8%), Prague (down 0.7%), Spain (down […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China rallied 0.85%, and New Zealand moved up 0.5% while Australia dropped 0.6%, and Korea dropped 0.3%. Europe is currently mostly down. Stockholm is down 0.8%, Switzerland 0.7%, London and Norway 0.6% and France 0.5%. Russia and Greece are up 0.6%. […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China moved up 0.8%; Australia moved down 0.4%, followed by Indonesia (down 0.36%) and Japan (down 0.33%). Europe is currently mostly up. Italy is leading the way (up 1.1%), followed by France (up 1%), Spain and Belgium (up 0.8%), Amsterdam (up 0.7%) and Greece (up 0.6%). […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Hong Kong rallied 2.3%, followed by China (up 1%), Singapore (up 0.6%), Taiwan (up 0.5%) and India and Indonesia (up 0.44%). Europe is currently posting relatively big, across-the-board gains. Russia is up 2.8%, followed by Italy (up 1.75%), Austria (up 1.3%), […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. China led with a 1.4% gain followed by Japan (up 1.2%). Taiwan dropped 1.2%. Europe is currently mixed. Prague is leading with a 0.9% gain, followed by Italy (up 0.7%) and Greece (up 0.6%). There […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 1%; Indonesia dropped 1% – the other markets closed within 0.5% of their unchanged levels. Europe is currently mixed. Russia is down 1.3%, followed by Norway (down 0.5%). Greece is up 0.9%, followed by Italy (up 0.7%). Futures here in the States point towards […]