Good morning. Happy Thursday. Hope you had a great and safe new years. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. South Korea dropped 2.2%, India 1.2%. Indonesia rallied 1.2%. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is up 3.4%; Belgium, France and Spain are down. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy New Years. Most of the Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. China rallied almost 1%. Many of the exchanges in Europe didn’t open either. Belgium moved down; London and France moved up. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia rallied 1.5%; Australia, Malaysia, Japan and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mixed. There are no notable winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a slight up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets, finally fully open since Monday, closed mostly up. China rallied 1.4%; India, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan also did well. Europe, also fully open, is also mostly up. Greece is up 4.3%. Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are also doing very well. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. Several of the Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. China dropped 1.6%; Japan rallied 1%. Either Europe is closed or Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg aren’t updating their data. Futures here in the States point towards an up open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Merry Christmas. I’m just going through the motions here…not really expecting anyone to read this. A few of the Asian/Pacific markets were closed today. Of the ones that opened, they closed mostly up, but gains were small. Most of Europe is closed. Small gains are posted by the open exchanges. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are leading the way. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, Norway, Stockholm, London and the Czech Republic are up the most. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 2%, Indonesia almost 1%. Australia rallied 1%, Singapore 0.8%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Greece is down 1.3%, but no other index is up or down more than 0.5%. Futures here in the States suggest an up open for […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia rallied 2%, Japan 1.7% and Indonesia, New Zealand, and Taiwan also did well. China and Hong Kong dropped about 1%. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Germany, Stockholm, Switzerland and London are up 1% or more. Futures here in the States […]