Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 1.2%; Malaysia and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria and Germany are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong (up 1%) was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently mixed. Austria (up 2.3%) is the only 1% mover. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. China and Japan rallied 2%; Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Malaysia rallied 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, France, Amsterdam and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-down open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a bearish bias. Taiwan dropped 1.9% and China dropped 1%; India rallied 1.2%. Europe is up across the board. Austria is up 2.2%, and Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Only Japan (down 1.7%) moved more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Austria and Belgium are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States suggest a flat-to-slightly-up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Belgium, France and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China and Singapore rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up, but there are no 1% winners. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria is up 3.5%; France, Germany and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards large gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong was the only 1% mover – it dropped 1.2%. Europe is currently down across the board. Amsterdam is down 2%; Austria, France, Germany, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are down 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-slightly up open […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is closed today. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap down for the cash market.