Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bearish bias. No index moved more than 1%. Europe is currently trading mostly down, but the are no big losers. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with an upward bias; Japan was the only big winner. Europe is currenly up across-the-board. Futures here in the States point towards a decent gap up open for the cash market which will put the index near the tops of their ranges.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; there was little overall movement. Europe is currently mixed; little movement there too. After trading below yesterday’s lows overnight, futures here in the States suggest a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; China, Indonesia and Taiwan each gained more than 1%. Europe is up across the board; there are no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap up for the cash market that will put the S&P at its high of the last […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific market closed mixed – China and Hong Kong gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down – there are no big losers. Futures here in the States point towards a gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up; China, Hong Kong and India gained more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up; there are no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up; China and Hong Kong gained more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board; Germany is the sole 1% winner. 30 minutes before the employment numbers were released, futures here in the States pointed towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up; gains were modest. Europe is currently down across the board; losses are small. Futures here in the States are flat.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up; Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, and Singapore gained more than 1%. Europe is currently up across the board; France and Germany are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a fairly large gap up 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 mostly down; there are no 1% losers. Futures here in the States point towards a small gap up open for the cash market.