Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Japan lost most than 1%; Singapore, Australia and New Zealand were also weak. Hong Kong did okay. Europe is currently mixed and little changed. The Czech Republic, Turkey and Hungary lean to the downside. Futures in the States point towards a […]
Before the Open (Aug 25)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Taiwan and Indonesia did well; China and India were weak. Europe is currently down across-the-board. France, Germany, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, Russia, Denmark, Finland, Spain and Italy are down the most. Futures in the States point towards a gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Aug 24)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Japan and Singapore did well; Hong Kong and New Zealand did poorly. Europe is currently mostly up, but gains are small. France, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Spain and Italy are leading. Turkey is down almost 2%; Greece and Russia are […]
Before the Open (Oct 23)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Australia and Taiwan did well; Japan and Malaysia posted losses. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Spain, Italy and Sweden are up more than 1%; the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Greece are also doing well. […]
Before the Open (Aug 22)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, South Korea and Taiwan fell; New Zealand did well. Europe currently leans to the downside, but movement is minimal. The UK, Germany and Austria are down; Denmark is doing well. Futures in the States point towards a down open […]
S&P Select – Week in Review
Per the nine S&P Select groups, this is how the market did last week.
Before the Open (Aug 19)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; gains and losses were small to moderate. Japan, Singapore and Australia moved up; Indonesia and Taiwan moved down. Europe is currently mostly down. Italy is down more than 2%; Spain and France are down more than 1%; Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, […]
Before the Open (Aug 18)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong and Indonesia gained 1% or more; India, New Zealand and South Korea also did well. Japan fell 1.6%. Europe is currently mostly up, but there are no big winners. Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, Denmark and Finland are doing well. Futures in the […]
Before the Open (Aug 17)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed, but there were no big winners or losers. Japan and New Zealand did well; Hong Kong and Singapore closed down. Europe is currently mostly down. Germany, Austria, Spain and Italy are down more than 1%; most of the rest of Europe (France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, […]
Before the Open (Aug 16)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan and New Zealand dropped more than 1%; China and Taiwan were also weak. Indonesia and Malaysia did well. Europe is currently mostly down. There were no big losers, but Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Italy and Portugal were all […]