Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia did poorly; Malaysia did well. Europe is currently trading mixed and with a bearish slant. Austria, Norway and the Czech Republic are doing well; Greece is down 4%. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, Indonesia and Japan gained more than %; there were no big losers. Europe is currently mixed. Only Greece (down 2.8%) has moved much from its unchanged level. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan did the best. New Zealand pulled up the rear. Europe currently leans to the upside. Austria is up 0.8%; Greece is down 0.9%; otherwise the net changes are small. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, South Korea and Taiwan did well. Malaysia pulled up the rear. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium, Stockholm and the Czech Republic are doing well while Austria is down about 0.5%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India and Japan closed up better than 2%; Hong Kong and Taiwan also did well. Australia dropped 0.6%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 2.4%; Switzerland and the Czech Republic are also doing nicely. Futures here in the States point towards a slightly […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 1.1%; South Korea rallied 1%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Austria is up 1.4%; most markets are down but none are down noticeably. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan and Malaysia moved up; Hong Kong, India and Indonesia moved down. Europe is currently mostly down, but there are no big losers. Greece and Austria are up. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. South Korea dropped 1.8%, Japan rallied almost 3%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is down 1.4%, Austria, Switzerland and Amsterdam are performing the best. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets close mixed. South Korea and Indonesia did the best; China, Malaysia and Japan did the worst. Europe is currently mixed. Austria and France are down; Belgium, Stockholm, Switzerland and Greece are up. Futures here in the States lean to the downside.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 7.4%; Stockholm, Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland are also doing well. Futures here in the States suggest a flat open for the cash market.