Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but the losses were minimal. Europe is currently mostly up; the gains are small. Futures here in the States point towards a gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you enjoyed your long weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but not all markets were open today. Europe is not trading (Easter Monday). Futures here in the States are up a couple points.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. Tha Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up – there were several 1% winners. Europe is up across the board. Futures here in the States point towards another gap up open for the cash market – not as big as yesterday, but still sizeable.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Most of the indexes rallied at least 1%; Taiwan and Seoul rallied over 2%. Europe is posting solid gains. Every market is up at least 1%. Futures here in the States are up huge.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – Australia, China, Hong Kong and Japan lost more than 1%. Europe is mostly up – the Stockholm and Swiss markets are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States suggest a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific market closed mixed and with a bearish bias. Only India lost more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. All but one index is down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively large gap down open […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but losses were small. Europe is currenly mixed; there are no big winners or losers. Futures here in the States suggest a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed – there were no big winners or losers. Europe is down across the board. France and Norway are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. India gained over 2% and Singapore and South Korea rallied over 1%. Europe is also up across-the-board. There are several 1% winners. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down; there were several 1% losers. Europe is currently down across-the-board; almost every index is down at least 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a pretty good sized gap down for the cash market.