Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed leaning to the downside. India dropped 1.1%; South Korea, China and Indonesia also dropped noticeably. Japan rallied almost 1%; Taiwan also did well. Europe currently leans to the upside. Russia and Norway are leading the way; otherwise gains are small. Prague and Greece are […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 0.9%; Hong Kong and Singapore dropped around 0.45%. India rallied 1.3%; Indonesia, Korea and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium, Norway and Russia are down noticeably. There are no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards an up open […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan dropped 1.1%, followed by Indonesia (down 0.8%). China moved up 0.7%. Europe is currently mostly down. Italy and Spain are down 1%, followed by Stockholm (down 0.8%), Russian (down 0.7%) and Norway (down 0.6%). Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India and Korea dropped more than 1% followed by Australia and New Zealand. Japan, Hong Kong and China did well. Europe is currently down across-the-board. London, France, Germany, Stockholm, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Greece are all posting noticeable losses. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Indonesia, Australia and Hong Kong posted the biggest losses. India and New Zealand did fine. Europe is currently mixed, and there are no big movers. Greece (down 0.55%) is the biggest down market; Spain (up 0.32%) is the biggest up market. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan and Indonesia did well; India lagged. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down 2.7% followed by Germany, Spain, Italy and Austria which are down more than 1%. France, London and Norway are also down noticeably. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Indonesia and Korea rallied more than 1%; Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan also did well. Japan dropped 0.85%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Greece and Switzerland are leading; otherwise gains are small, and there are no big losers. Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia dropped 1% while India, Hong Kong and Australia did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Stockholm and Belgium are doing well. A few markets are closed, and most markets are little moved. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India rallied 1.4%; Australia, New Zealand and Singapore also did well. Hong Kong, China and Korea dropped. Europe is currently mixed. Spain is leading the way with a 1.1% gain; Austria, Amsterdam, London, Germany and France are also doing well. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets lean to the upside. Japan and India posted the biggest gains; Korea was the only noticeable down market. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece, Italy, Norway and France are leading. There are no big down markets. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the […]