Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up, but gains were small. Europe is currently up across the board. 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. It’s not a happy day for the world markets. The Asian/Pacific markets got hit hard. Almost every index closed down more than 1% and several dropped more than 2%. Europe is currently experiencing across-the-board losses greater than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Only India (up 1%) was a significant mover. Europe is currently mixed – no big movers there. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Singapore gained 1%; South Korea lost almost 2%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria, France, Germany and London are each up at least 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia, Japan and South Korea each gained about 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. The indexes range from being flat to being up about 0.7%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat or slightly positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Europe is currently mostly down with moderate losses. Futures here in the States point towards a flat and mixed open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – Australia, Hong Kong, India and Taiwan lost more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board – France, Germany and Amsterdam are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towads a gap dow for […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bullish bias; China, Hong Kong, India and Singapore all did well. Europe is 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; there were severel 1% losers. Europe is currently down across the board; half the markets are suffering greater-than 1% losses. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down which will put the indexes at or below yesterday’s low.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up; Australia and South Korea rallied over 1%. Europe is currently mostly up; there are some moderate winners but no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.