Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted across-the-board losses. Japan dropped more than 1%; Singapore, Australia, India, Malaysia and South Korea were also weak. Europe is currently mixed but little changed. The UK, Poland, Denmark and Sweden are doing well; Russia and Finland are weak. Futures in the States point towards a weak open […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. Half the Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. Japan, Australia and New Zealand were weak. Europe is down across-the-board. Greece is down more than 3%; Austria, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Russia are down more than 1%; The UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland and Spain […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Australia, India and Singapore did the best. Europe is currently mostly down, but movement isn’t too extreme. Greece is down more than 3%. Sweden, Norway and France are also weak. Russia is doing well. Futures in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up. Japan and Hong Kong rallied more than 1%; Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea also did well. Europe leans to the upside. Russia is up 2.3%; Sweden, Poland, Turkey, Denmark and Switzerland are also doing well. Futures in the States point towards a flat or up open […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan and India rallied more than 1%; Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia also did well. Europe is currently posting solid, across-the-board gains. Greece and Poland are up more than 2%. Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Sweden are up more than […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia and Malaysia are leading. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece, Italy and Russia are up more than 1%; Sweden, Norway, Poland, Finland, Spain are also doing well. Turkey is down. Futures in the States point towards a flat open for the […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Taiwan rallied 1%; Malaysia, China and Singapore also did well. Japan dropped more than 1%; Australia was also weak. Europe is currently mostly down. The UK, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Portugal and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Inauguration Day. The Asia/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India, Indonesia, Australia and Hong Kong were weakest; China did well. Europe is currently mostly up, but movement is minimal. France, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary and Spain are doing the best. Futures in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up, but other than Japan (up 0.9%) gains were small. China fell 0.4%. Europe currently leans to the downside. The Uk, Russia, Greece, Turkey, Portugal and Switzerland are down. The Czech Republic, Finland and Romania are doing well. Futures in the States point towards a down […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong rallied more than 1%; Japan and Indonesia also did well. Singapore and Australia led to the downside. Europe is currently mixed and little changed. The UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Greece are up; France, Russia, Denmark and Portugal are down. Futures in the […]