Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia, Hong Kond and South Korea did well; there were no big losers. Europe is currently mostly up. Spain is down; Amsterdam, Italy, Czech Republic and Greece are doing the best. 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. Japan rallied almost 2% while India dropped 2% and South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece, Austria and Amsterdam are up; Belgium, Norway and Stockholm are down. Futures here in the Stats point towards a moderate gap up […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia and Taiwan dropped the most. China moved up. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Spain and Greece are down more than 1%; Austria, Belgium, Stockholm and Italy are also down noticeably. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan did well; Australia and New Zealand lagged. Europe is currently mostly down. France, Italy and Spain are down 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards a gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Hong Kong and India each rallied more than 2%; Indonesia moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Czech Republic, Greece, Spain and Italy are doing the best; France and Germany are also doing […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and South Korea rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece and Italy are down. Amsterdam and Norway are leading to the upside. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Japan rallied 2.1%, Indonesia 1.55 and Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Australia also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy, Spain and Austria are down while Belgium, Germany, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland, London and Greece are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan each dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Austria, Belgium, London, Czech Republic and Italy are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan rallied 2.2%; China and South Korea also did well. India and Indonesia dropped more than 1%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Norway, Stockholm, Spain, Czech Republic and Greece are down the most. Futures here in the States hint at a slight down open for […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong and Japan did well; India, Indonesia, New Zealand and Taiwan lagged. Europe is currently mostly up. Belgium is down 1.2%; France, Amsterdam, Norway, Switzerland, Greece, Italy and Spain are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards […]