Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan, Singapore and Indonesia did well; Taiwan was weak. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Germany, France, the UK, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Russia, Greece, Poland, Turkey, Hungary, Spain and Italy are all strong. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong and Singapore moved down; New Zealand, China and South Korea moved up. Europe currently leans to the downside. Russia and Hungary are down more than 1%; Germany, Belgium, Poland, Turkey, Denmark and the Netherlands are also weak. Spain is doing well. Futures in the […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but losses were minimal. Japan, China and South Korea fell the most. Europe currently leans to the downside. Russia is down more than 1%; Austria, Portugal and Sweden are also weak. Hungary and Italy are doing well. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and South Korea posted moderate losses. Europe is currently mostly down. The UK, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Finland, Hungary and Italy are down 1% or more. Futures in the States […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed but little changed. Singapore, Indonesia and New Zealand moved up; Hong Kong, China and Australia moved down. Europe is currently mixed and also little changed. Austria, Turkey, Spain and Sweden are up; the Czech Republic, Hungary and Greece are down. Futures in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong and China are up almost 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Russia and Greece are down almost 1%; Austria, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Norway are also weak. Futures in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed flat. Japan, China and South Korea moved up; Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia moved down. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece and Poland are up more than 1%; Germany, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and Russia are also doing well. Futures in the […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, China and Indonesia were weakest. Europe is currently mostly down. France, Spain, Italy and Norway are down more than 1%. Germany, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Denmark, Finland and Russia are also weak. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, China and India moved up; New Zealand dropped 1.1%; Japan was also weak. Europe is currently mostly down. France, the Netherlands, London and the Czech Republic, Norway and Spain are down the most. Poland and Turkey are doing well. Futures in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan and Hong Kong rallied more than 1%; Australia and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mostly up, but gains are small. London, France, Hungary, Spain and Switzerland are doing the best. Greece is down 1.3%. Futures in the States point towards down open […]