Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Australia and Japan lost more than 3%. Seoul more than 2%. India, New Zealand and Singapore more than 1%. Europe is currently experiencing steady selling pressure. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Italy are down more than 2%, and Spain, Stockholm, Switzerland and London […]

Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. Feeding off the US market, the Asian/Pacific market closed up across the board. Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, and Seoul gained more than 1%, but there were no 2% winners. The European markets are currently up across the board. Belgium is up 2.1%; France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Stockholm, Switzerland and London […]

Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Feeding off the collapse of the US markets yesterday, The Asian/Pacific markets suffered steady losses today and Europe is currently performing no better. In Asia/Pacific, India fell more than 3%; Seoul, Japan and Hong Kong dropped more than 2%; and Indonesia and Singapore fell more than 1%. In Europe, Austria is […]

Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Inauguration Day. As of noon today Eastern time, the US will have a different president. Except for China, the Asian/Pacific market closed down across the board. Australia lost 3%; Hong Kong, India, Japan, Seoul and Taiwan lost more than 2%; Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore lost more than 1%. Europe […]

Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Friday. It’s options expiration day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India rallied 3%; Japan and Seoul moved up more than 2%; China, Indonesia and Singapore moved up more than 1%. Europe is all green. Germany and Amsterdam are up more than 3%. Austria, France, Norway, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and London are […]

Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. Overnight, the Asian/Pacific markets got clobbered. Seoul dropped 6%; Australia, Japan and Taiwan fell more than 4%; Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Singapore dropped more than 3%. No indexes moved up. Europe is currently mixed with a slight bearish lean. Belgium, Germany, France and Amsterdam are down close to 1%. Austria […]