Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan rallied 2%, India 1.2%. There were no big losers. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Stockholm, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Dec 17)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan did well; China dropped 0.5%. Europe currently leans to the downside. France and Belgium are down the most; Amsterdam is up the most. Futures in the States point towards a flat-to-up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Dec 16)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board…China, Indonesia and Japan are down 1%. Europe is currently mostly up…Italy, Spain, France and Germany are up more than 1%. Austria and Belgium are down. Futures here in the States point towards a relatively big gap up open for […]
Before the Open (Dec 13)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India and Indonesia dropped. Australia led to the upside. Europe is currently mostly up. Italy, Spain and Amsterdam are doing well; Greece is down 1.5%. Futures here in the States point towards an moderate gap up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Dec 12)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. India, Indonesia and Japan dropped more than 1%. Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan also dropped noticeably. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Stockholm, Switzerland, London, Czech Republic and Greece are down the most. Futures here […]
Before the Open (Dec 11)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. China and Hong Kong dropped more than 1%; Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea also fell noticeably. Europe is currently mixed. France, Germany, Amsterdam, Switzerland, London and Czech Republic are doing well; only Greece is down much. Futures here in the States point […]
Before the Open (Dec 10)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but only Indonesia (up 1.5%) and Singapore (down 1%) moved much. Europe is currently mixed. Greece and Amsterdam are up the most; France, Stockholm and Switzerland are down the most. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Dec 9)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia dropped, but India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan posted solid gains. Europe currently leans to the upside. None of the major markets have moved much from their unchanged levels. Futures here in the States point towards […]
Before the Open (Dec 6)
Cyber Week Special Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Indonesia dropped 0.8%; Japan rallied 0.8%. Otherwise there wasn’t much net movement. Europe is currently mixed, but no market has moved more than 0.5% from its unchanged level. Either everyone is waiting for the US employment numbers or they’re […]
Before the Open (Dec 5)
Cyber Week Special Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia, Japan and Singapore each dropped more than 1%; India rallied 1.2%. Europe is currently mixed. Austria, Czech Republic and Greece are leading to the downside; there are no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for […]