Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Taiwan dropped 1.4%; China rallied 0.85%. Europe is currently down across the board. Stockholm and Greece are down more than 1%; France, Amsterdam and Switzerland are also down noticeably. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down; China dropped 1.7%. Europe is currently almost up across the board; there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. China, Hong Kong Japan, New Zealand and South Korea each dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria is down 1.4%, Greece up 1.3%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board (except for South Korea). Hong Kong was the sole 1% winner. Europe is currently mixed; there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but only Hong Kong (down 1.1%) dropped more than 1%. China, New Zealand and Singapore dropped more than 0.5%. Europe is currently mostly down. Norway, London and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India and Taiwan rallied better than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Greece and Prague are the only 1% winners, but it’s still nice to see lots of green. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; there were no 1% movers. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down 1.7%; Belgium is up 0.9%. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with an upward bias. Australia, Hong Kong and Japan did fairly well. Europe is currently mostly up. Belgium is up 1.1%; Austria and Stockholm are also doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia and New Zealand rallied better than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. There are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China and Hong Kong dropped more than 1%; South Korea rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. None of the indexes have moved more than 1% from their unchanged levels. Futures here in the States point towards down open for the cash market.