Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are leading the way. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, Norway, Stockholm, London and the Czech Republic are up the most. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 2%, Indonesia almost 1%. Australia rallied 1%, Singapore 0.8%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Greece is down 1.3%, but no other index is up or down more than 0.5%. Futures here in the States suggest an up open for […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia rallied 2%, Japan 1.7% and Indonesia, New Zealand, and Taiwan also did well. China and Hong Kong dropped about 1%. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Germany, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are up 1% or more. Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan rallied 2%, India 1.2%. There were no big losers. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Stockholm, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan did well; China dropped 0.5%. Europe currently leans to the downside. France and Belgium are down the most; Amsterdam is up the most. Futures in the States point towards a flat-to-up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board…China, Indonesia and Japan are down 1%. Europe is currently mostly up…Italy, Spain, France and Germany are up more than 1%. Austria and Belgium are down. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively big gap up open for […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India and Indonesia dropped. Australia led to the upside. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy, Spain and Amsterdam are doing well; Greece is down 1.5%. Futures here in the States point towards an moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. India, Indonesia and Japan dropped more than 1%. Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan also dropped noticeably. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Stockholm, Switzerland, London, Czech Republic and Greece are down the most. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. China and Hong Kong dropped more than 1%; Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea also fell noticeably. Europe is currently mixed. France, Germany, Amsterdam, Switzerland, London and Czech Republic are doing well; only Greece is down much. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but only Indonesia (up 1.5%) and Singapore (down 1%) moved much. Europe is currently mixed. Greece and Amsterdam are up the most; France, Stockholm and Switzerland are down the most. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-down open for the cash market.