Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a nice holiday weekend and enjoyed your extra day off. Half the Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. The ones that traded closed down with China (down 1.1%) being the only 1% mover. Europe is currently mixed; there are no standout winners or losers. Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The market was incredibly slow yesterday; today it’ll be even slower. So instead making a few meaningless comments here, I’ll leave you with some words of wisdom as we move closer to a new year.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a downward slant. Australia (down 1.2%) was the only 1% mover. Europe is up across the board. Austria is up 2.4%, and Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm and London are up 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards a gap […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Taiwan rallied more than 4%, South Korea and India more than 3% and Australia and Singapore more than 2%. China dropped 1%. Europe currently leans to the downside, but there are no standout winners or losers. Amsterdam is up 1.2%; Belgium is down 1%. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India dropped 1.3%. Otherwise there were no 1% movers. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, Norway and Amsterdam are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively big gap up for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. South Korea lost 3.4%, Australia and Taiwan more than 2%, and Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up, but only France (up 1.1%) has moved more than 1%. Futures here in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Quad Witching Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bullish bias. China gained 2% and Hong Kong and Indonesia gained more than 1%. India dropped more than 2%. Europe is currently mostly up, but there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point toward a moderate […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. China, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 2%; Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, France and Norway are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but there were no 1% losers. Europe is currently mostly down. Belgium, France and Germany are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia, China, Japan and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. Stockholm is up 1.6%. Otherwise there are no other 1% winners. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the […]