Per the nine S&P Select groups, this is how the market did last week.
Before the Open (May 8)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. China rallied 2.3%, India 1.9% and Hong Kong 1.1%. Europe is currently mostly up. London, France, Belgium, Amsterdam, Italy, Spain and Switzerland are all up 0.9% or better. Futures here in the States point towards an up […]
Before the Open (May 7)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with across-the-board losses. China dropped almost 3%; Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan fell more than 1%; Australia, Malaysia and Singapore were also weak. Europe is currently mostly down. London and Russia are down more than 1%. France, Belgium and Switzerland are also weak. Greece is up almost […]
VIDEO: Market Update (May 6)
Since last week’s video was posted, the market has done exactly what the indicators hinted. Now I do an update to see if anything has changed.
Before the Open (May 6)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia and India dropped more than 2%; South Korea and China fell more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Germany and Italy are up more than 1%; Spain and France are also doing well. Russia is down 0.8%; Switzerland is down 0.5%. Futures here in […]
Before the Open (May 5)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 4%, and Hong Kong fell 1.3%. Malaysia, Indonesia and New Zealand closed up. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is down 3.8%, Italy 0.9% and Stockholm 0.5%. Russia is up 2.4%, Switzerland 0.9% and London 0.5%. Futures here in the States point towards a down […]
Before the Open (May 4)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India rallied 1.8%, followed by Indonesia (up 1.1%) and China (up 0.9%). New Zealand fell 0.5%. Europe is currently posting mostly solid gains. Germany, France, Austria, Amsterdam, Norway and Italy are up more than 1%. Spain, Stockholm and Prague […]
S&P Select – Week in Review
Per the nine S&P Select groups, this is how the market did last week.
Before the Open (May 1)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Most of the Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. Malaysia dropped 1.3%; the others (Japan, Australia, New Zealand) posted small gains. London posted a small gain; the rest of Europe was closed. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 30)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan dropped 2.7%, Malaysia 1.3%, and Australia, India, South Korea, Hong Kong and China were also weak. New Zealand gained 0.9%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Norway and Russia are doing well; Switzerland and Greece are lagging. No market is up or down 1%. […]