Before the Open (Feb 5-9)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were either closed or little changed. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Denmark, Turkey, Norway, Hungary, the Netherlands and Portugal are up; South Africa, Finland, Austria and the Czech Republic are down. Futures in the States point positive open for the cash market. […]

Before the Open (Jan 29-Feb 2)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did great. Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines did well; China and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing well. Russia is weak, but Poland, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, […]

Before the Open (Jan 22-26)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly weak. South Korea did well, but Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, France, Turkey, South Africa and Switzerland are up more than 1%, and Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands and Italy are […]

Before the Open (Jan 8-12)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. Japan, India, New Zealand, Indonesia and the Philippines led, while China and South Korea were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing great. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden are leading. Futures in the States […]

Before the Open (Dec 26-29)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy New Years Eve Day. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. China, Hong Kong and Singapore did well; Indonesia and the Philippinese were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well. France, Turkey, Greece, South Africa, Spain, Italy, Austria and Sweden are up; Poland, Russia and Hungary are down. […]

Before the Open (Dec 18-22)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. Japan, India, Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines did well; Hong Kong was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly quiet. Russia and Finland are up; Turkey, Greece, South Africa and the Netherlands are up. Futures in the States point towards a flat open for […]

Before the Open (Dec 11-15)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China was weak, but Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently split. Poland, France, Turkey and Sweden are up; the UK, Greece and Spain are down. Futures in the States point […]

Before the Open (Nov 27 – Dec 1)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. India and Singapore moved up; South Korea and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. The UK, Poland, Turkey, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden are up; Denmark, Russia and Norway are down. Futures in the States point towards a […]