Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia, Hong Kong, China and Singapore suffered the biggest losses. There were no noticeable winners. Europe currently leans to the downside. Norway, Italy and Spain are down the most; Russia is up 0.4%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Hong Kong, Japan, India and Indonesia did well; Australia led to the downside. Europe is currently mostly down. Spain, Italy, London, Austria and Germany are down the most. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up (although a couple were closed today). Japan and India rallied around 2%; Australia, Indonesia and Korea also did well. Malaysia dropped 0.5%. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia and Greece are up more than 2%; Italy, Spain, Norway and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia dropped 1.8%, Korea 0.9% and Australia 0.5%. Europe is currently mixed. Greece and Athens are up more than 1%. Russia is down 0.7%, France 0.4%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Singapore and Malaysia moved up. Hong Kong, China, India and South Korea moved down. Europe leans to the downside, although several markets are closed. Italy, Spain and Greece lead to the downside; Russia is up 1.1%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-up open […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and New Zealand did well. Europe currently leans to the upside. Italy and Russia are leading the way, followed by Greece and Austria. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets did well yesterday and are mixed today. India, Korea, Singapore and China are down; Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan are up. Europe did well yesterday and is doing well again today. Austria, Norway, Prague and Greece are leading the way; Russia is down […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India gained 1.3%, Japan 0.9%, China 0.7% and New Zealand, Taiwan and Singapore ~ 0.4%. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy is up 0.8%, and Austria and Belgium 0.7%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 2.1%; Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Austria is up 1.4%, Prague 0.5%. Russia and Italy are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific market leaned to the downside. China and Indonesia moved up; Japan, India, Taiwan and New Zealand moved down. Europe is currently mixed. Russia, Greece and Italy are up; Austria and Prague are down. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market. Get reports […]