Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan and Singapore rallied 2%; China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan gained at least 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Stockholm, France and Germany are up 2%; Austria, Belgium, Amsterdam, Norway and London are up at least 1%. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia, Malaysia and South Korea dropped 0.9% or more. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Belgium is up 1%; France and Stockholm are up 0.8%. Futures here in the States point towards gap up for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong and Singapore dropped 2%; Australia and China dropped more than 1%. Europe is down across the board. Austria and Stockholm are down more than 2%; Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway and London are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong, India and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria and Germany are down better than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets are up across the board; China, Indonesia and New Zealand gained more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board, but there are no big losers. Futures here in the States suggest a moderate gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. South Korea rallied 1.3%; Australia, Hong Kong and India moved down about 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. France, Germany and London are up about 0.8%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacifc markets closed mostly up. Chian dropped 1%; South Korea rallied more than 1%, and Indonesia and Taiwan rallied more than 2%. Europe is currently mostly up. There are no standouts. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-positive open for the cash market.

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

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India dropped more than 2%; Singapore and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. France, Germany and Switzerland are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a positive slant. China rallied 1.3%; Indonesia dropped 1.6%. Europe is currently trading mostly up. Austria is up 2.5%. Futures here in the States point towards a slight positive open for the cash market.