Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. Japan did well, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand did poorly. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently little changed. Turkey is up; Russia and Hungary are down. Futures in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market. ————— […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Nov 13-17)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Japan did well, but Hong Kong, South Korea and New Zealand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting solid gains. Hungary is down, but the UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden are up. […]
Before the Open (Nov 6-10)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand led to the downside. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UAE and Hungary are up; the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Saudi Arabia […]
Before the Open (Oct 30-Nov 3)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did great. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand posted solid gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside. Poland, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, Austria and Sweden are up; Denmark is down. Futures in the States […]
Before the Open (Oct 23-27)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly posted solid gains. New Zealand and the Philippines were weak, but Japan, China, Hong Kong, India and Thailand were strong. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and little changed. Norway and the Czech Republic are up; France, Turkey and Sweden are down. Futures in the […]
Before the Open (Oct 16-20)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered big losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines all posted moderate or big losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently getting hit hard. The UK, France, Turkey, Germany, the UAE, South Africa, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands, […]
Before the Open (Oct 9-13)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently weak. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden are down. Futures in the States point towards a down open for […]
Before the Open (Oct 2-6)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Unemployment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines did well; Thailand was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. Denmark, Italy and the Czech Repubic are up; Turkey, Greece, South Africa and Hungary are down. Futures in […]
Before the Open (Sep 25-29)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy last day of the month and quarter. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Hong Kong, India and New Zealand did well; Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are up big. The UK, Denmark, Poland France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, […]
Before the Open (Sep 18-22)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed, except China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were up big. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. The UK, Greece, South African and Hungary are up; Switzerland and Sweden are down. Futures in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market. ————— […]