Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets are split. Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines are doing well; China and Hong Kong are down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. Greece, Denmark, Finland and Hungary are down the most. Most markets are close to unchanged. Futures in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, China, India, Australia and Thailand led the way; Indonesia was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside. France, Turkey, Denmark, South Africa, Finland, Russia, Hungary and the Netherlands are doing well; Greece is weak. […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up and with solid gains. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore and Thailand did very well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently split and little moved. Turkey, South Africa, Russia and Norway are doing well; Hungary, Spain and Austria are […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China and New Zealand did well, but Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Greece and Denmark are up, but the UK, Poland, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Italy and […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong and Taiwan rallied more than 2%; South Korea, New Zealand and Singapore did better than 1%. The Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. Turkey is up more than 2%, and Russia and South Africa are […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China and Taiwan did well, but Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently leans to the downside. Turkey, Spain and Sweden are doing well. The UAE, […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly closed. Japan moved up; India moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. France, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Israel and Saudi Arabia are up 1%. Futures in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Austria and Singapore led the way. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. France, Turkey, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Russia, Norway, Hungary, Austria and Saudi Arabia are each up more than 1%. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, South Korea and China did well; Japan, India and New Zealand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Israel are doing the best; Norway is weak. […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan posted a loss, but China, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines did well. Europe, Afraica and the Middle East are currently mostly quiet and split. Turkey, South Africa, Russia, Hungary and Austria are up; Spain and Italy are down. Futures […]