Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia dropped 0.8%; Japan and South Korea dropped 0.7%. There were no big winners. Europe is currently mostly up. Norway is up 1%, Greece 0.8% and Austria and the Czech republic 0.6%. Belgium is down 0.9%. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 0.9% and South Korea 0.8%. Hong Kong moved up 0.7%. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland, London and the Czech Republic are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. There were no standout winners or losers. Europe is currently trading mixed and with a bullish bias. Greece is up 3.7%; otherwise there are no big movers. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bearish bias. Taiwan, South Korea, India and Indonesia dropped the most. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria is down 1.6%; France, Stockholm and the Czech Republic are also down noticeably. Futures here in the States point towards a negative […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. china, India and Japan led the way. Europe is currently mixed, but there are no big winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 1.2%; Australia, Hong Kong and South Korea also did well. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium and Greece are up more than 1%. France and Germany are up slightly. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India dropped; Japan, South Korea and Taiwan moved up. Europe is currently up across the board. France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway and London are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively big gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; there were no standout winners or losers. Europe is currently mostly up. France is up 1.4%; Germany, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Switzerland and Greece are also posting decent gains. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong and Indonesia moved up the most; India moved down the most. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is up 3%; there are no other big winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bearish bias. Taiwan dropped 1.9%; India rallied 0.9%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is down 0.9%; Austria and Germany are up 0.7%. Futures here in the States point towards a gap up open for the cash market.