Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. South Korea gained 2.1%; Hong Kong, Indonesia and Taiwan rallied beter than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium is up 4.6% and Austria is down 1%. France is flat. Germany is up; London is down. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India and Singapore rallied > 1%; China dropped 0.9%. Europe is currently up across the board. Greece is up 2%; Austria is up 1.5%. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan rallied more than 2%. Australia, India and Japan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria and France are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a gap up open […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India (down 1.2%) was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently up across the board. France is up 2.9%, Austria, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland, London and the Czech Republic are all up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a huge gap […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down; Japan and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up; France and Germany are up 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; there were no standout winners or losers. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is up 1.1%; otherwise there are no standouts. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered stiff losses. Hong Kong dropped 3%; Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently doing no better. Greece is down over 7%, Austria almost 5%, France, Amsterdam and Norway more than 2%, […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but Japan (down 1.4%) was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria and France are down 1.5%; Greece is up 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan each rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, Belgium and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednsday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed, but the losers lost more than the winners. Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan each dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up, but only Greece (up 1.2%) has moved more than 1% from its unchanged level. Futures here in the States point towards a […]