Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets lean to the upside. Japan and Austrilia are down; China, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia are down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently leans to the downside. Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Portugal and Sweden are downl South Africa is up. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy options expiration day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. South Korea, India, Singapore and the Philippines did well while Taiwan, Australia and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. France, Germany, Greece, Finland, Russia, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Sweden are worst […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, China, South Korea and Australia did well; New Zealand, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East leaned to the upside but were mostly quiet. Germany, Norway, the Netherlands and Austria are doing well; Turkey and Hungary are weak. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. China, Hong Kong, India, Australia and Singapore did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside, but most markets are quiet. Turkey, South Africa, Switzerland and the Netherlands are doing the best; Finland is down. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Other than India and Australia, which dropped more than 1%, there was very little movement. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the downside. France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Spain, Belgium and Sweden are down the most. 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. Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Philippines posted gains; China dropped more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside but overall are little changed. Poland, Turkey, Finland, […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore closed up; the Philippines finished down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and very quiet. Denmark, Russia and Sweden are up; Poland and Hungary are down. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia and Singapore are doing the best. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. Turkey, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, Belgium and Portugal are leading. Futures in the States point towards a positive open for […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, and the Phillipines posted gains while Japan, New Zealand and Australia posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. Poland, Finland, Russia, Norway, Italy, Austria and Sweden are up more than 1%; numerous other markets are up solidly too. […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand and Taiwan did well; Singapore posted a loss. Europe, the Middle East and Africa are mixed. Turkey and Denmark are doing well; Switzerland, Spain and Belgium are down. Futures in the States point towards a down open for […]