Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. China and India rallied more than 2%. Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Belgium and France are up more than 2%. Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm and London are up more […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. China (2.9%) and Hong Kong (1.5%) rallied while Japan, Singapore and South Korea dropped about 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Austria is down 2.1%, and there are no 1% winners. Futures here in the States are flat.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently (before the employment data) mostly up, but there are no 1% winners. 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. China and Australia each dropped about 1%. Europe is currently almost entirely down. Austria is down 1.8%; Belgium is down 1%; France is down 0.9%. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia rallied 2%; China dropped 1.4%. Europe is currently mostly down, but only Stockholm (down 1.1%) has moved more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Hong Kong, India and South Korea rallied more than 2%. Australia, China, Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently trading mixed. Switzerland and London are up better than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a very […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Happy New Years. Most of the Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. Of the ones open, none moved more than 1%. Most of Europe on the other hand is open and posting decent gains. Austria and Germany are up more than 2%. Belgium, France and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy early New Years. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied 1.2%; Singapore dropped 1%. Europe is mostly up, but there are no 1% gainers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India (down 1.2%) and Indonesia (up 1%) were the only 1% movers. Europe is currently mostly up, but there are no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but there were no standouts. No index moved more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up – there are no big movers there either. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.