Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. South Korea gained almost 3%, and Australia and Hong Kong moved up about 1%. India dropped 1%. Europe is up across the board. Belgium, Germany, Norway and Stockholm are each up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets got hit hard. Hong Kong and South Korea dropped 5%, Taiwan 3.4% and Australia, Japan and Singapore more than 2%. Europe on the other hand is up across the board. Germany is up 1.7% – it’s the only 1% mover. Futures here in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Japan each gained ore than 1%. India dropped 1.2%. Europe is getting clobbered. Austria is down 3.6%, and Germany, Amsterdam, Norway and Stockholm are down more than 2%. Futures here in the States point towards a very big gap down […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and perhaps with a bullish bias. Only Japan (down 1.3%) moved more than 1%. Europe is currently posting solid, across-the-board gains. France, Germany and Amsterdam are up more then 2%. Most of the other indexes are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Malaysia moved up 1%; no other indexes moved 1%. Europe is currently mostly down, but movement is small. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Hong Kong and South Korea rallied more than 3%; Australia and Indonesia gained more than 2%. Europe is currently mixed. Germany and France are down, and Stockholm and London are up. Futures here in the States prior to the release of the latest […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong and Japan dropped more than 2%; Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan fell more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. France is up 2.4%; Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bearish bias. Indonesia gained more than 2%, and China, Hong Kong and Singapore gained more than 1%. Japan dropped 2.2% and Australia dropped 1.1%. Europe is currently mixed. Austria is down 3.6% and Amsterdam 2.8%. Germany is up 1.1%. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore lost more than 2%. Australia, India, Malaysia and Japan dropped more than 1%. Europe is getting clobbered. Germany is down more than 5%. France, Belgium, Norway and Stockholm are down more than 4%. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed most down. Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea fell more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Almost everything is down at least 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively large gap down for the cash […]