Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. New Zealand and Taiwan did well; Japan posted the biggest loss. No other market moved much from its unchanged level. Europe currently leans to the upside. Italy is up more than 1%; Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Finland and Spain are also doing well. […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a great weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India and Taiwan gained more than 1%; Malaysia, Hong Kong and China also did well. Europe is currently mixed and little changed. Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Russia are up; Greece, Norway and the UK are down. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside, and as has been the case, movement was minimal. Hong Kong, Indonesia and India posted gains; Australia and China dropped. Europe is currently mostly up. The UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Russia are doing well. […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong did well, but China, Indonesia and Taiwan were weak. Europe is currently up across-the-board. France, Austria, Spain, Italy and Belgium are up more than 1%. The Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic are also doing well. Poland is weak. Futures in the […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan did well; China, India and Indonesia did okay. Australia and Taiwan were weak. Europe currently leans to the upside. Greece is up more than 2%, and Spain is up more than 1%; France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Italy are also doing well. Poland […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. India and Hong Kong did well; there were no big down markets. Europe is currently up across-the-board. France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Italy are leading the way. Futures in the States point towards a slight down open for […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Singapore, Indonesia and Australia dropped the most. Japan rallied 2.3%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece and Italy are down more than 1%; Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Turkey, Finland and Spain are also weak. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Japan lost most than 1%; Singapore, Australia and New Zealand were also weak. Hong Kong did okay. Europe is currently mixed and little changed. The Czech Republic, Turkey and Hungary lean to the downside. Futures in the States point towards a […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Taiwan and Indonesia did well; China and India were weak. Europe is currently down across-the-board. France, Germany, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, Russia, Denmark, Finland, Spain and Italy are down the most. Futures in the States point towards a gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Japan and Singapore did well; Hong Kong and New Zealand did poorly. Europe is currently mostly up, but gains are small. France, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Spain and Italy are leading. Turkey is down almost 2%; Greece and Russia are […]