Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore moved up; India and Indonesia moved down. Europe is currently trading mixed with perhaps an upward bias. Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and London are up; Stockholm and Greece are down. Futures here in the States point towards a slight positive open […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Australia suffered the biggest losses. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 2%; France and Switzerland are also doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India, Indonesia, Japan and Taiwan were noticeable losers. Europe is currently trading mixed and with a bearish bias. France, Germany and London are down the most. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan rallied big (2.8%). China and Indonesia also moved up. Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan moved down. Europe is currently mixed. Austria, Belgium and the Czech Republic are posting the biggest losses; Greece is up the most. Twenty minutes before […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, South Korea and Indonesia rallied more than 1%; Australia, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan moved up more than 0.7%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Switzerland is up big; France and the Czech Republic are down. Futures here in the States point towards a flat […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy New Year. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly posted solid gains. Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan each rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Stockholm, London, the Czech Republic and Greece are up more than 2%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, Indonesia, Japan and Taiwan rallied nicely; Singapore dropped. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium and France are up; Austria, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and London are down. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. China led the way followed by Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Europe is currently mostly down. France and Austria are suffering the biggest setbacks followed by Germany, Norway and Greece. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan led the way while China and India dropped. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 1.8% followed by France, London and Austria. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India, Indonesia and Japan did well. Europe is closed. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.