Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is down 1.5%, Austria 0.6% and Norway 0.5%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied 2.2%; Indonesia and New Zealand also did relatively well. Europe currently leans to the downside. Belgium, Italy, Spain and Switzerland are down the most. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you enjoyed your day off. My 19 days of visitors ended, and we moved to a new house in the mountains. I’ll post pictures later. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 1%; Australia, China, New Zealand and South Korea also did well. Europe currently leans to the upside. […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, India, Malaysia and South Korea are down the most. Hong Kong is up. Europe is currently mostly up. Gains are not big, but they’re across-the-board. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia was the only country to post a decent gain. Indonesia and Malaysia dropped the most. Europe is currently mixed. Greece and the Czech Republic are down the most. Belgium and Amsterdam are up the most. Futures here in the States point towards a down open […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 2.5%, India, New Zealand and Indonesia more than 1% and Australia, Singapore and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently up across the board. Germany, Greece, Italy, France, Stockholm and Austria are doing the best. Futures here in the States point towards an […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 3.1% and Australia 1.5%. China rallied 0.9%. Europe is currently mostly down, but only Greece (down 1.5%) is down much. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia rallied 3.2% and India 1.8%. Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Spain and the Czech Republic are leading; most indexes are up a small amount. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 0.7%; Indonesia and New Zealand rallied better than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, London, Italy and Greece are posting solid gains. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 1.5%; China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan also lost ground. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Italy, Spain and Stockholm are leading the way. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.