Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia and Japan moved up; there were no big losers. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria and Greece are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 2.6%; Hong Kong and India moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, France, Czech Republic, Amsterdam and Norway are leading the way. More than two hours before the close, futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China and South Korea dropped; India and New Zealand rallied. Europe is currently mostly up, but only Greece (down 1.5%) has moved much from its unchanged level. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore led the way. Europe is currently mostly up. Belgium, Germany and the Czech Republic are each up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, China, India and Taiwan each did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm, Italy and Switzerland are posting solid gains. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped 3.7%; Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Greece is down 2.4%; no other index is down 1%. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong dropped, South Korea and Taiwan rallied. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Greece are posting sizable losses. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India drop 1.5%; China, Hong Kong and Japan rallied 2% or more, and Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Korea rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, Belgium, Germany, Stockholm, Switzerland, Greece and the Czech Republic are doing well. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, China, India, Indonesia and New Zealand did the best. Japan dropped 1.3%. Europe is currently mostly up. France and Greece are doing well; otherwise gains are small. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Australia, China, Hong Kong, India and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Switzerland, London and Czech Republic are suffering sizable losses. Italy is down 4.6%. Futures here in the States are pointing […]