Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy options expiration. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China did well, but Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Turkey, Hungary and Saudi Arabia are up; Denmark, Greece, South Africa, Norway, Belgium, Israel and Austria are down. […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Feb 10 – 14)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. South Korea and China posted gains, but Japan, India, New Zealand, Thailan and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, Portugal and Austria are up; Kenya, Israel and Saudi Arabia are down. Futures […]
Before the Open (Feb 3-7)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. New Zealand did well, but Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Finland and Israel are doing well, but Denmark, Poland, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Norway, the […]
Before the Open (Jan 27-31)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan did well; Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Denmark and Saudi Arabia are up; the UK, Poland, Greece, South Africa, Spain and Italy are down. […]
Before the Open (Jan 21-24)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Except for China, which dropped 3%, the Asian/Pacific markets were very quiet. South Korea closed down; India posted a gain. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing very well. The UK, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Austria and Sweden are all up 1% or more. Futures […]
Before the Open (Jan 13-17)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Malaysia and the Philippines did great. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting solid gains. The UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Spin, Italy, Israel and Sweden are all doing very well. Futures […]
Before the Open (Jan 6-10)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia led. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean up too. Poland, Turkey, Finland and the Czech Republic are doing the best. Futures in the States point towards a positive open for […]
Before the Open (Dec 30 – Jan 3)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines posted gains; Hong Kong, India and Singapore closed down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Russia is up, but Denmark, Poland, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy and Sweden are down. Futures in the States point towards […]
Before the Open (Dec 23-27)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan and Malaysia did well; China and New Zealand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Denmark, Poland, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Hungary, the Netherlands and Portugal are leading while the UAE and […]
Before the Open (Dec 16-20)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines did well while Japan, China and Taiwan were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Austria, Sweden and Saudi Arabia are up; […]