Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. There were no big winners or losers. Europe is currently up solidly across the board. Almost every index is up at least 1%. Futures here in the States point toward a moderate gap up open that will put the indexes above yesterday’s high.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Singapore was the sole 1% winner. Europe is currenly mostly down. Losses are moderate. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment numbers day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Japan and S. Korea lost about 1.5%. Europe is currenly mixed and without any standout winners or losers. Futures here in the States suggest a positive open for the cash market, but this of course can change when the […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India lost more than 1% while Japan gained more than 1%. Europe is down across the board. Austria and France are worst off. Futures here in the States suggest a moderate gap down open for the cash market.

Due to technical difficulties, there is no Before the Open today.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down; South Korea lost more than 1%; India lost more than 2%. Europe is down across the board. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market that will put the S&P a couple points below yesterday’s low.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed (some of markets were closed today). Europe is mostly up; there are no 1% winners. Futures here in the States point towards a solid gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bearish bias. Australia lost more than 1%; Japan gained more than 1%. They were the only big movers. Europe is currently mixed with no standout winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China lost more than 1%; Japan gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed with possibly a slight upward bias. Futures here in the States are flat, but this could change because I’m typing this almost 2 hours before the open.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; Japan and Taiwan gained more than 1%. Europe is up across the board. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.