Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; there were no 1% movers. Europe is currently mostly down. Belgium and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States (before the employment numbers were released) were flat.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a bearish bias. India and New Zealand were weak; there were no big winners. Europe is currently mostly up. France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway and Stockholm are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Taiwan rallied 2.3%; China, Hong Kong and New Zealand moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Austria (up 2.2%) and Greece (down 1.7%) were the only 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down for the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Most Asian/Pacific and European markets were closed today. Of those open, only Japan (down 1.8%) moved more than 1%. 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 up. Hong Kong (up 1.7%) was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently mixed. France, and Amsterdam are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively small gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; there were no big movers. Europe currently leans to the upside. Austria is up 2.2%, France and Stockholm are up about 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up, but there were no noticeable movers. Europe is currently mostly down, but there are no big movers there either. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, Japan and Taiwan did well; there were no big losers. Europe is currently mostly up. Belgium is up 2%; Austria, France, Germany, Stockholm and Prague are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bullish bias. There were no big winners or losers. Europe is currently trading mixed and with a bullish bias. Austria, France, Norway, Stockholm and Prague are up 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Hong Kong, India and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Amsterdam is down 4%, Stockhom 3%, Austria, France, Germany, Norway more than 2%. Switzerland and London more than 1%. Futures here […]