Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Hong Kong rallied more than 2%; Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan did better than 1%; Singapore, China and South Korea also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Greece are up more than 1%; the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Norway, Poland […]
Before the Open (Mar 15)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but movement was minimal. New Zealand (down 0.6%) was weakest; Australia (up 0.3%) did the best. Europe is mostly up. Austria, Turkey, Spain, Italy and Norway are doing well; Greece is weak. Futures in the States points towards a moderate gap up […]
Before the Open (Mar 14)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. India rallied 1.7%; South Korea and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mostly down. Austria, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Spain and Italy are down 0.5 – 1.0%. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the […]
Before the Open (Mar 13)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong and South Korea rallied 1% or more; China and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mostly up, but movement is minimal. Russia and Poland are up more than 1%; the Czech Republic is also doing well. […]
S&P Select – Week in Review
Per the nine S&P Select groups, this is how the market did last week.
Before the Open (Mar 10)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied more than 1%; Singapore, Australia and New Zealand also did well. Europe is currently up across-the-board. The Netherlands, Poland, Italy and Norway are up more than 1%; the UK, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Russia, Turkey, Denmark and Sweden are […]
Before the Open (Mar 9)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong and Taiwan dropped more than 1%; Singapore, China, Malaysia and New Zealand were also weak. Europe currently leans to the downside. Russia is down more than 2%; Norway and Poland are down more than 1%; the UK, Italy and Austria are also weak. […]
Before the Open (Mar 8)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong and Singapore moved up; Japan and India moved down. Europe is currently mixed and little changed. Greece is up 1.8%, and Turkey is down 1.6%; otherwise there are no notable movers. Futures in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Mar 7)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside, but movement was minimal. Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan led to the upside; there were no other notable movers. Europe is currently mixed and little changed. Russia and Hungary are down more than 1%; Poland is also weak. Futures in […]
Before the Open (Mar 6)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Malaysia rallied more than 1%; China and India also did well. Japan dropped. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down 1.2%; Germany, France, the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy and Portugal are also weak. Turkey is up almost […]