Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 1.7%; Hong Kong and Taiwan dropped 1% or more. Except for Amsterdam (up 0.9%), Europe is down across the board. Belgium, Germany and Norway are down 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped more than 2%; Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Stockholm is down 2.5%, and Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway and London are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, Indonesia and South Korea rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently trading mostly down. Austria is up 1.7% and Amsterdam is down 1.2%. France, Germany and London are down. Futures here in the States point towards negative open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Happy April. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Indonesia (up 1.1%) was the only 1% mover. China, India, Japan and Singapore moved up; Taiwan moved down. Europe is currently mostly down, but there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a slight […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with an upward slant. India rallied more than 2%. Europe is currently mostly up. Belgium, France, Germany, Norway and Stockholm are up more than 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 down. Taiwan dropped 2%; China and Hong Kong dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Germany, Amsterdam, Norway and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped 2.7%, but no other index dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down, but the losses are small. Futures here in the States point towards slight positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. I’m still here (at home) even though I got an evacuation notice last night. Following news on Twitter, 3000 acres have burned, 900 homes evacuated, 20 homes burned and 1 death. This has been the worst ski season in CO in many years, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this is […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific market closed mixed and with a bearish slant. India and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up, but there are no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a downward slant; China, Hong Kong and Japan lost more than 1%. Europe is currently most down; there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat to down open.