Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but there were no big losers. Europe is currently down across the board – Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Spain, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are each down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point toward a gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed – there were no standout winners or losers. Europe is currently mixed – no standouts there either. 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. Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore lost more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. There are no 1% losers there. Futures here in the States point toward a negative open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy employment numbers day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bearish slant. Europe is currently also mixed but the down markets are down much more than the up markets are up. Futures here in the States point toward a gap down open for the cash market, but this could […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – there were several 1% losers. Europe is currently down across the board – there are a few 1% losers there too. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-slightly-up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and without any standout winners or losers. Europe is currently mostly down – there are no standouts there either. Futures here in the States point towards a gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a nice long weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board – most of the indexes rallied at least 1%. Europe is posting solid, across-the-board gains. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up, but only India gained more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board. France is the only 1% winner. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, India, Japan and S. Korea posted solid gains. Europe is currently mixed with a bullish slant; there are no standout winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market, but this could easily change at 8:30 […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia, China and S. Korea lost more than 0.9%. Europe is currently mostly down. Only Austria is posting a significant loss. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market, which is much better than where the futures were last […]