Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped almost 3%; Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Germany, Austria and Prague are down; France and Italy are up. Futures here in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India rallied 1.9%, Japan 0.9%. There were no big losers. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece and Russia are up; Austria, Germany and Prague are posting the biggest losses. About 75 minutes before the open, futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India, Taiwan and Japan led the way. Europe is mostly up. Russia is down 2.4% while France, Austria, Stockholm, Italy and Spain are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan led the way. Europe is currently mixed; there are no standout winners or losers. London, Germany and Greece are down; Prague, Italy and Spain are up. Futures here in the States point towards an up open […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India led the way followed by Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand. South Korea and Taiwan dropped. Europe is up across-the-board. Russia is up 4.7%. Germany, France, Austria, Italy and Amsterdam are up more than 2%. Belgium, Stockholm, Switzerland, Prague and Spain are up more […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China closed up, but Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Indonesia and South Korea suffered decent losses. Europe is down big across-the-board. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Prague are down more than 2%; Belgium, Switzerland and London […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Indonesia rallied 1.1%; India, New Zealand, Taiwan, China and Singapore also did well. Europe currently leans to the downside. Austria and Italy are down more than 1%; Belgium and Greece are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong rallied 1.7%; Indonesia also did well. Australia is up the most but not posting a huge gain. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria, Russia, Greece, Italy, Spain and Germany are posting sizable losses; Belgium is up 2.3%. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a lean to the upside. India and Hong Kong led the way; Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore lagged. Europe currently leans to the downside. Greece is up 3.3%; Amsterdam, Prague, Russia and France are down the most. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 2%, Indonesia 1%. Japan rallied 1.4%, South Korea 0.8%. Europe is currently mostly down. London is down almost 1%, Norway, the Czech Republic and Russia are down ~ 0.85%. Greece is up almost 2%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap […]