Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and little changed. Japan and Australia moved up; Hong Kong and the Philippines moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Greece is up 2%; Kenya, Spain and Portugal are up more than 1%; France, Germany, South Africa, Finland and Italy […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside but little changed. China, South Korea and Thailand moved up; Japan, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. The UK, Poland, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Israel, Sweden […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan each dropped more than 1%; New Zealand posted a gain. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. Germany, Finland, Russia, Italy and Portugal are down the most; Turkey […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore did the best; Thailand was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. France, Germany, the UAE, Greece, Russia, Israel, Austria, Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic are leading; Poland is weak. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Indonesia led the way. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently split. The UK, Kenya, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Saudi Arabia are up; Turkey, Greece, South Africa, Norway and Austria are down. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore posted the biggest gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Russia, Kenya, Norway, Italy, Austria and Sweden are leading. Futures in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and little changed. Japan, South Korea and Taiwan closed up; China and New Zealand closed down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East leaned to the upside and are also mostly quiet. Poland, South Africa and Switzerland are up the most. […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific market closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Indonesia did the best. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently split. Poland, Greece, South Africa, Kenya, Hungary and Israel are up; Turkey, Norway, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria and Sweden are down. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Indonesia led while Singapore and the Philippines posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting solid gains. France, Turkey, Germany, Denmark, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and the Czech Republic are […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines dropped more than 1%; China, India, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand were also weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Poland, Germany, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Austria and Saudi Arabia are down more than 1%. […]