Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied 4.3%; Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea also did well. Malaysia dropped 0.7%. Europe currently leans to the upside, but movement is small. France, Greece, Switzerland and Amsterdam are leading; Russia and Norway are lagging. Futures here in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, Australia and Taiwan led to the upside; Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore lagged to the downside. Europe is currently mostly up. Prague, Russia and Greece are posting the biggest gains, followed by Spain, Italy, Stockholm and Norway. Futures here in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China rallied better than 3%; Hong Kong and Australia moved up more than 1%. Taiwan fell 0.9%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 2.4%, followed by London, Amsterdam and Norway, which are up more than 1%. There are no big losers. Futures here […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong, Australia and Malaysia dropped more than 2%; Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan also dropped noticeably. Europe is currently mostly down. Italy, Austria and London are down more than 1%; Prague, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Belgium and Spain are down […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, China and India did well; Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia did poorly. Europe is currently mostly down. Norway is down almost 3%. Austria, Stockholm and Italy are also down noticeably. Greece is doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, China and Australia each rallied more than 1%. Europe is mixed and mostly quiet. Germany and Prague are up; France, Norway, Spain and Stockholm are down. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China rallied 1.4%; Malaysia also closed up. Australia, India and New Zealand closed down. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium and Prague are up 0.85% or more. Norway and Greece are down. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets are mostly up. China, Hong Kong, Australia and Malaysia are up more than 1%; India, Indonesia and South Korea are also doing well. Europe currently leans to the upside. Spain and Belgium are up more than 1%. Germany, France and Italy are […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. China, Singapore, India did well; Malaysia and New Zealand lagged. Europe is currently posting big gains. Germany, France, Italy and Spain are up more than 2%; London, Austria, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm and Greece are up more than […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Taiwan moved up; South Korea, Indonesia, Australia and Singapore moved down. Europe is currently mostly down. Spain is down 2%, Italy; Austria, France and Prague are down more than 1%; London, Germany, Belgium, Amsterdam and Norway are also down noticeably. Futures […]