Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Australia, China and Hong Kong did well, Indonesia and Japan lagged. Europe is currently trading mixed. Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic are down, Belgium and Greece are up. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap […]
Before the Open (Aug 9)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Only Taiwan posted a sizable loss (down 0.7%) while Hong Kong and India posted decent gains. Europe is currently trading mixed. Greece and Italy are down the most; Amsterdam, Stockholm and London are up the most. Futures here in the States point towards a gap down […]
Before the Open (Aug 8)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan dropped 1.6%. Australia rallied 1% while India also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm, Greece, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic are doing well. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the […]
Before the Open (Aug 7)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan got crushed (down 4%). Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Austria, London and Greece are down. Italy is doing well to the upside. Futures here in the States point towards a gap down […]
Before the Open (Aug 6)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan and China did well; Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan did not. Europe is currently trading mixed. Switzerland and Greece are up; Amsterdam and Norway are down. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Aug 5)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China led the way with a 1% gain; Japan dropped 1.4%. Europe is currently mixed. There are no outstanding winners or losers. Futures here in the States point towards a slight down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Aug 2)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 3.3%; Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan also did well. India dropped 0.8%. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium, Switzerland and Greece are doing well; Amsterdam and Italy are lagging. Futures here in the States point towards a slightly up open […]
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Before the Open (Aug 1)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan rallied 2.5%, China 1.8% and Hong Kong and Singapore also did well. Taiwan dropped 0.6%. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a big gap up […]
Before the Open (Jul 31)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Malaysia and Japan dropped more than 1%; Singapore and Taiwan also dropped noticeably. Europe is currently mixed. Greece and London are leading to the upside, Italy and Spain to the downside. Futures here in the States suggest a flat open for the […]