Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India dropped 2.3%; otherwise there were no standouts. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam 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 Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; only India (up 1.65%) moved more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed; only Austria (up 1.8%) has moved more than 1%. Futures here in the States are up a couple points.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China and Hong Kong dropped more than 1%; there were no 1% winners. Europe is currently down across the board. Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm and London each dropped more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap down for the […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed…India (down 1.2%) was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently mostly down…there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Quad Witching Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but there were no 1% losers. China rallied 1.3%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria (up 1.2%) is the only 1% mover. Futures here in the States point towards a slight positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets close mixed; New Zealand rallied 1%. Europe is currently mostly up; there are no big winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China dropped 2.6%; Indonesia, Japan, singapore and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria and Germany are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point toward a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but only Taiwan (down 1.1%) dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently trading mixed and with a down bias – there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a gap down open for the cash […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India rallied 2%; Japan moved up 1.7%. Europe is currently mixed. Austria is up 2%; no other index has moved 1%. Futures here in the States, ahead of the employment data, were slightly up.