Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. China and Taiwan rallied better than 2%; Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea moved up at least 1%. Europe is currently posting across-the-board gains led by Austria, Amsterdam and Norway. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; only China (down 1.7%) moved more than 1%. Europe is currently down across-the-board; Austria and Germany are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia and Japan moved up more than 1%; Indonesia moved down 1%. Europe is currently down across the board, but there are no 1% losers. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed, and only India (up 1%) moved 1% from its unchanged level. Europe is currently mostly up. No market has moved more than 1%. Prior to the employment numbers being released futures here in the US were flat.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China and Hong Kong rallied 2%. Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. There are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy February. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 1.1% – it was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are each posting solid gains. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, India and Taiwan each rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India lost more than 2%. China, Indonesia and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria is down almost 3%. Belgium, France and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Europe is mostly down, but no index is more than 1% moved from its unchanged level. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. Europe is up across the board. Austria is up 3%, Belgium, France, Germany, Stockholm and London are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.