Before the Open (Sep 14-18)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were quiet. China, Hong Kong and Indonesia did well; New Zealand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean down. The UAE and Switzerland are up; the UK, France, Greece, Russia, South Africa, Norway, Spain, Israel, Austria and the Czech Republic are down. Futures […]

Before the Open (Sep 8-11)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines did well; New Zealand, Australia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. Switzerland, Kenya and Saudi Arabia are up; Spain, Portugal, Israel, Austria and the Czech Republic are down. Futures in […]

Before the Open (Aug 31 – Sep 4)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore were all weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. The UK, France, Turkey, Finland, Spain, Austria and Sweden are up; Denmark, Greece and Portugal are down. […]

Before the Open (Aug 24-28)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. China, India and Singapore did well; Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines closed down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. Greece, Spain, Austria and the Czech Republic are down; Turkey, South Africa, Switzerland, Israel and Sweden are up. Futures in […]

Before the Open (Aug 17-21)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets did well today. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand and Taiwan led with solid gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UK, France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Israel are suffering the biggest losses. Futures […]

Before the Open (Aug 10-14)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. China and Australia did well, but South Korea, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are weak. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Sweden are down more than 1%. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Jul 27-31)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. China, Indonesia and Thailand posted gains; Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean up. Poland, Germany, Russia, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Italy and Portugal are up; Turkey, Greece and Spain are […]

Before the Open (Jul 20-24)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered big losses. China, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand dropped more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly down. The UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Singapore, Italy, Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic are down more than 1%. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Jul 13-17)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Malaysia and Thailand did well; the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed, quiet and little changed. The UK, Norway and Sweden are up; Spain, Belgium, Israel and Austria are […]