Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good, long weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets traded quietly today. India, Taiwan and Singapore posted gains while Japan and New Zealand posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently little changed. Poland, Germany and Bulgaria are up; Turkey and the Czech Republic are down. Futures in […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Sep 1)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy September. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific market traded quietly and closed with a lean to the upside. India, Malaysia and Singapore did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing well. France, Germany, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Israel, Austria and Sweden are leading; Turkey, Greece […]
Before the Open (Aug 31)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia did the best; Hong Kong and South Korea lagged. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. The UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, Italy, Austria and Sweden are leading; Nigeria […]
Before the Open (Aug 30)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore are doing well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are posting moderate gains. Poland, France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic are doing well. Futures in the States point […]
Before the Open (Aug 29)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Thailand did well, but India, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are suffering some big losses. The UK, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, […]
Before the Open (Aug 28)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, India and Thailand did well; South Korea, New Zealand and Australia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and little changed. Poland, Turkey and Kenya are up; Finland and Austria are down. Futures in the States […]
Before the Open (Aug 25)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China and Hong Kong each rallied more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside. Poland, Turkey, Finland, Kenya, Austria and Sweden are up the most. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Aug 24)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan did well; Japan and China were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Poland, Turkey, South Africa, Russia, Kenya, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Austria are doing well. Futures in the States point towards a positive […]
Before the Open (Aug 23)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with perhaps a slight lean to the upside. Hong Kong, India and Indonesia did the best. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are quiet and little changed. Austria is doing well; Spain, Italy and Israel are weak. Futures in the States point towards a moderate […]
Before the Open (Aug 22)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore did the best. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. The UK, France, Germany, Denmark, South Africa, Switzerland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Israel, Sweden and Nigeria are doing well. Italy is weak. Futures in the States point […]