Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with an upward lean. India dropped while Australia, China and Hong Kong rallied. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Greece is up 5.3% followed by Austria (up 1.4%), Belgium (0.6%) and London (0.5%). Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Apr 8)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan rallied 2.8%; Taiwan (down 2.4%), China (down 0.6%), Indonesia (down 0.6%) and New Zealand (down 0.8%) led to the downside. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, France, Norway and Switzerland are leading to the upside. Futures here in […]
Before the Open (Apr 5)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong dropped 2.7% and South Korea 1.6%. Japan rallied 1.6%. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria is up 1%. France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap down for the […]
Before the Open (Apr 4)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia, India, Indonesia and South Korea dropped 1% or more; Japan rallied 2.2%. Europe is currently mixed. Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are down; Italy, Spain, Greece, Belgium and France are up. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open […]
Before the Open (Apr 3)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India dropped 1.3%, Japan rallied 3%. Europe is currently mixed. The Czech Republic is down 1.1%, Austria is up 2.1%. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 2)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan dropped 1%; Malaysia and India rallied about 1%. Europe, which was closed yesterday, is mostly up solidly. Greece is down 2.7%; Austria is up 3.2%, France, Germany, London and the Czech Republic are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a […]
Before the Open (Apr 1)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed (several markets were closed). Japan dropped 2.1%. Europe was closed for an extended Easter break. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Mar 28)
Good morning trading addicts. Yes, if you’re reading this you are likely an addict. With the market closed tomorrow, it’s not likely to do anything today. You really don’t need to be here. Nevertheless happy Thursday. 🙂 The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 2.8%, Japan 1.3%. None of the markets rallied 1%. Europe is […]
Before the Open (Mar 27)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China dropped 1.1%; Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand rallied 0.8% or more. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Greece is down 4%, France 2% and Belgium, Germany, Amsterdam, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a […]
Before the Open (Mar 26)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, China and Japan dropped; Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore rallied. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium and Czech Republic are down; there are no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.