Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan gained more than 1%, but China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore posted losses. The Philippines dropped more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed. The UK, Switzerland and Spain are up; Russia, Hungary and Saudi Arabia are down. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines did very well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Poland, Denmark, South Africa, Finland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Israel and Austria are doing the best; Greece is down […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, South Korea and the Philippines did well; China, New Zealand and Australia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. The UK, Greece and Denmark are down more than 1%; Switzerland and Norway are also weak. […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines did well; Japan, China, Singapore and Hong Kong posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. Greece and Kenya are down more than 1%; the UK, South Africa and Spain are also weak. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Japan posted a gain; Hong Kong, Indonesia and Taiwan posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and somewhat quiet. Greece, Russia, Norway, Portugal and the Czech Republic are up; Denmark, Finland and Bulgaria are down. Futures in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, India, Australia and Malaysia posted the biggest gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Poland, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Portugal and the Czech Republic are up the most. Turkey and Nigeria are down. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets did very well. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Australia all posted solid gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are also posting solid gains. Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Finland, Kenya, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel and Sweden are up more […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, New Zealand, Taiwan and Indonesia lead to the upside while Japan and South Korea posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are trading mixed. Russia and Saudi Arabia are up; the UK, Turkey, Norway and Hungary are down. Futures in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines did well; China and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, France, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Austria and Saudi Arabia are doing well; Poland and […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently leans down. Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia are up, but the UK, Denmark, South Africa, Switzerland, Norway and Sweden are down. Futures in the States […]