Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia dropped 3%; China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines were also weak. Australia did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently very weak. Austria is down more than 2%; Turkey, Germany, Greece, Denmark, South Africa, Russia, Norway, […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets are mixed. Japan, China and Hong Kong are up; South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and quiet. Russia and Portugal are up; Turkey and the UAE are down. Futures in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closes with a lean to the downside. Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently little changed. The UK, Sweden and Saudi Arabia are up; Turkey, Israel and Kenya are down. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan dropped more than 1%; New Zealand, South Korea and Singapore were also weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. Sweden and Saudi Arabia are up. Greece and Hungary are down more than 1%; Turkey, Russia […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand led the way; the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Finland, Russia, Norway, Israel, Austria and Saudi Arabia are up the most; Kenya is down. Futures in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up and with relatively big gains. Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines led the way. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. The UK, South Africa, Russia, Norway and Hungary are leading; the UAE and Kenya are weak. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are trading quietly; there are very few big movers. Turkey, Greece and Saudi Arabia are leading to the upside. Futures in the States point towards a moderate […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. China and Hong Kong dropped more than 1%; Japan and India posted gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Turkey and Greece are up more than 1%; Denmark, Austria and Saudi Arabia are […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, South Korea and Singapore did well; China, Indonesia and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. France, Germany, Greece, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, Israel and Sweden are doing well; the UAE is weak. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. India and the Philippines moved up; China, New Zealand and Indonesia moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Poland, Turkey, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic are leading while the UAE is down. Futures […]