Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia and Taiwan all dropped more than 1%. Malaysia, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore were also weak. Europe is currently suffering big, across-the-board losses. Greece is down more than 4%, Sweden more than 2%, and London, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, […]
Before the Open (Dec 7)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan moved up 1%; Singapore and Taiwan also did well. South Korea, New Zealand and India were weak. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany is up more than 2%; France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, […]
S&P Select – Week in Review
Per the nine S&P Select groups, this is how the market did last week.
Before the Open (Dec 4)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan dropped more than 2%; China, South Korea and Australia fell more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece, Poland and Turkey are down more than 2%; Sweden is down more than 1%; Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Czech […]
Before the Open (Dec 3)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China gained 1.35%; Australia, India and South Korea dropped more than 0.5%. Europe currently leans to the upside, but there are very few big movers. Greece is down more than 1%, and Russia is up more than 1%. Austria, Hungary, Spain, […]
Before the Open (Dec 2)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but losses were small. China rallied 2.3%, and Hong Kong and Singapore also did well. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia posted losses. Europe is currently mostly down. The Czech Republic, Greece and Poland are down more than 1%; Austria, Russia, Germany, Hungary and Spain […]
Before the Open (Dec 1)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy December. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Indonesia rallied more than 2%; Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong gained more than 1%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Austria and Turkey are up more than 1%; London, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Spain and Italy are also doing well. Futures […]
Before the Open (Nov 30)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia dropped 2.5%, and South Korea fell 1.9%. Taiwan, Australia and Malaysia were also weak. Europe is currently mostly up. Denmark is up more than 1%; Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Italy are also doing well. Futures in […]
S&P Select – Week in Review
Per the nine S&P Select groups, this is how the market did last week.
Before the Open (Nov 27)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Hope you enjoyed your day off. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China fell an incredible 5.5%. Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore were also weak. Europe is currently mixed but little moved. Greece and Turkey are doing well; Russia and Hungary are weak. Germany, France, Italy and Spain are up; […]