Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed, but Japan understandably lost over 6%. Europe is currently mostly down – only Germany has dropped more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a sizeable gap down for the cash market that will erase Friday’s gains.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Almost every index dropped at least 1%. Europe is current down across-the-board. There are several 1% losers there too. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market but not nearly as down as one might expect considering the losses […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Australia, China, Japan and Taiwan each lost more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Losses are less than ia Asia. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. There were no 1% movers in either direction. Europe is currently mixed and with a bullish bias. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, India and Singapore each moved up more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. There are no standout winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you enjoyed your weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China rallied almost 2% while Australia, India, Japan and S. Korea dropped over 1%. Europe is currently mostly up; only Stockholm (up 1%) has moved more than 1%. Futures here in the States are flat.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted solid, across-the-board gains. Most indexes gained at least 1%. Europe is currently up across-the-board too. Gains aren’t as big as Asia, but they’re still there. Futures here in the States 90 min before the open and 30 min before the unemployment report is released are flat.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets almost closed up across the board. Only China lost ground, and South Korea and Taiwan rallied over 2%. Europe is currently up across the board. France, Germany, Norway and London are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a very big gap up open […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan lost more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Only Belgium has lost more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India gained more than 3%; Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up; there are no standout winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a small gap up open for the cash market.