Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, India and Japan dropped 0.9%, Taiwan rallied 0.7%. Europe is currently mostly down. France, Germany, Stockholm and the Czech Republic are down more than 1%. 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 down across the board. Hong Kong dropped 2.4%, Japan, Singapore and South Korea more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is down 3.7%, and Austria and the Czech Republic are down about 0.8%. France and Switzerland are up about 0.7%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia and Singapore rallied 0.8%; Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan 0.7%. Europe is mostly down. Belgium is up 1%; France down 0.8%, Austria and Amsterdam down 0.5%. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Election Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. South Korea gained 1% and Taiwan 0.7%. Malaysia dropped 0.5% and Singapore 0.4%. Europe is currently up across the board. Greece is up 1.1%, the Czech Republic 0.9%, Amsterdam 0.7% and Stockholm 0.6%. Futures here in the States point towards a modest gap […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia dropped 0.8%, South Korea 0.6% and Hong Kong 0.5%. Europe is currently trading mostly down. France and Amsterdam are down 1%, Norway, Stockholm, London and Germany 0.6%. Futures here in the States point toward a flat open for […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Malaysia dropped 1.2%; China, India, Japan and South Korea rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is up 3.5% and Austria 1.6%; there are no big losers. Before the jobs data, futures here in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia dropped 1.2%, South Korea 0.7%. China rallied 1.7%, Hong Kong 0.8%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is down 4.1%, but Austria, France, Germany and London are posting decent gains. Futures here in the Stats suggest a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. We finally get to go back to work. Monday, the Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Singapore dropped 0.9%, Taiwan 0.6%. No other index moved much. Tuesday, they closed mostly up. Japan dropped 1%, and Taiwan rallied 1.3% and Indonesia rallied 0.8%. Today, they closed mixed. Hong Kong and Japan gained 1%; South […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan each dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board too. The Czech Republic is down 1.1%, Amsterdam, Norway, London and Greece more than 0.7%. Futures here in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 1.1%, but China and Taiwan dropped 0.7%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 1.1%, Amsterdam 0.8%, Belgium, Germany and Stockholm about 0.6%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.