Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Halloween. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan was weak, but China, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly doing well. Turkey, the UAE, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Sweden are leading the way. Futures in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. India, New Zealand, Taiwan and the Philippines did well; China and Hong Kong dropped. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Poland, Turkey, Kenya, Hungary, Spain and Portugal are leading the way. […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets are mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore are leading the way. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing well. Poland, France, Germany, Denmark, Finland and Kenya are leading; the UAE and Spain are weak. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, India, Singapore and Thailand did well; Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia and Philippines posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside. Spain is up more than 2%; Switzerland, Kenya and Italy are up more than 1%; the UK, Germany, […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan dropped, but China, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK is down, but Turkey, Denmark, South Africa, Kenya, Norway, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic are doing well. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Japan and Thailand did well; Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines closed down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently split. France, the UAE, Spain and Italy are up; Poland, Denmark and Sweden are down. Futures in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia and Thailand posted gains; Hong Kong and the Philippines posted losses. Europe, Asia and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. Greece and Saudi Arabia are down more than 1%; Turkey, Kenya, Spain and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Hong Kong rallied more than 1%; China, South Korea and Thailand also did well. India and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Turkey, Denmark, South Africa, Finland, Norway, Sweden, […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines posted gains. Hong Kong dropped more than 2%, Thailand fell more than 1%, and China, South Korea and Indonesia were also weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently weak. Turkey and Saudi Arabia are doing well, but the […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Thailand and the Philippines dropped about 1%; India, Indonesia and Malaysia were also weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Israel, Austria and Sweden are doing well. […]