Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied almost 3%, Indonesia and South Korea more than 1% and India, Taiwan and Hong Kong also did well. China dropped 1.2%. Europe is currently mostly up, but there are no 1% movers. Belgium and Greece are down. Norway, Russia and the Czech Republic […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 2.2%, Hong Kong 1.2% and India, South Korea and Taiwan also suffered moderate losses. Europe is currently down across the board. Germany and Amsterdam are down more than 1%; Belgium, Stockholm, Switzerland, Russia, Italy and Spain are also down noticeably. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Indonesia and Singapore did well; Japan dropped. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Austria and Russia are down more than 1%; Switzerland, London and Germany are also down. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you enjoyed your long weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets, which did well yesterday, moved up again today. Japan rallied 3.1% followed by India with a 0.8% gain. China dropped 0.8%. Europe, which also did well yesterday, leans to the upside today. London is up 0.5%; Spain and Stockholm are down 0.5% […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan dropped 1.5%; China, Australia, India and South Korea did well. Europe is mostly up. Italy, Germany, Russia, Belgium and the Czech Republic are leading. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India and Japan dropped more than 1%; Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan also fell. Europe is currently mostly down. Italy and Spain are down more than 1%. London, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland and Russia are down noticeably. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy and Greece are leading while Germany and Czech Republic are also doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Hong Kong and Japan rallied 1.8%; China also did well. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Austria, Germany and Stockholm are up more than 1%; Belgium, France, London and the Czech Republic are also doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bullish lean. China rallied 2%; Australia and Japan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently also trading with a bullish slant, but Belgium is the index posting a decent gain; Spain is down almost 1%. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan and Taiwan led the way. Europe is currently mostly up. Norway rallied 1.4%; Austria also did well. Most gains are small. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the […]