Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted solid, across-the-board gains. Hong Kong and South Korea moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany is up 0.8%; otherwise there are no big winners or losers. 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 with perpahs a bearish lean. China dropped 1.5% and Indonesia 0.9%. There were no bigger winners. Europe is currently mixed, but none of the indexes have moved much from their unchanged levels. Futures here in the States are flat.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a slight bearish bias. Japan dropped 1%; nothing else moved 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is up almost 1%; France, Belgium, Germany and Stockholm are down. 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 mostly up. Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan each rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed and with a bullish bias, but not one index has moved 1% from its unchanged level. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan and South Korea rallied 0.9%. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, Norway and Greece are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up, but only India (up 1.1%) moved more than 1%. Europe is currently trading mixed and with a bullish bias. Greece is up 2%; France and Germany are also up. 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 are posting solid across the board gains. Japan and South Korea are up 2%; Australia, China, Hong Kong, India and Taiwan are up 1% or more. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Belgium, Greece and the Czech Republic are up more than […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia, Japan and South Korea dropped 1.1%; China moved up 1%. Europe is up across the board. Austria, France and Germany are up 2% or more, and Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm and London are up 1% or more. Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore moved down; New Zealand moved up, but nothing moved more than 1%. Europe is currenly mostly up. Switzerland and Greece are up about 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China and Singapore moved up; Japan moved down. Europe is currently mixed with perhaps a downward bias. Austria is down 1.2%; London and France are up. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.