Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia did well; Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong led to the downside. Europe is currently down across the board. Russia is down 3%; Germany, London, France, Norway, Switzerland and Prague are also down a bunch. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India and Indonesia dropped 0.7%; China rallied 0.7%. Europe is currently mixed. Russia, London and Germany are up; Greece and Switzerland are down. About 15 minutes before the employment data was released, futures in the States pointed towards an up open for […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan and Singapore led to the upside with gains near 0.85%; China dropped 0.7%. Europe is currently mostly down, but not index has moved more than 1%. Green (down 0.9%), Russia (down 0.7%) and Stockholm (down 0.5%) are posting the biggest moves. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 1%, China 0.6% and India 0.5%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Russia (down 1%) and Austria (down 0.8%) lead to the downside; Switzerland is up 0.6%. There are no other big winners. Futures here in the States are flat.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Indonesia rallied 2.2%, Hong Kong 1.3% and China 0.7%. Europe is currently mostly up. London, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Russia are leading the way. Futures here in the States point towards a gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia did the best. Europe is currently split. London, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia and Spain are doing well. Prague is the only noticeable down market. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong and Indonesia led the way followed by Japan and India. There were no big down markets. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia, Spain and Italy are up more than 1%; Belgium, Amsterdam, Prague and Germany are also doing well. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Japan, South Korea and Singapore led to the upside; China and Australia posted the biggest losses. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece, Russia, Stockholm and London are down the most; there are no notable winners. Futures here in the States point towards an up […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Korea and Singapore led the way with Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan following behind. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia is up 2%; Germany, France, Spain, Amsterdam and Switzerland are up 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside, but only Taiwan (up 1%) moved much from its unchanged level. Europe is currently mostly up. Russia is up 2%; Switzerland, Amsterdam, London, Germany, France and Italy are up 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open […]