Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with solid across-the-board gains. Hong Kong rallied more than 5%, South Korea and Taiwan more than 3% and Australia, China, India and Singapore more than 2%. Europe is currently mixed; there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States are flat.
What Happened Today?
Two days ago I asked if everyone was having fun. Today I can ask the same question. We know we are in a market dominated and controlled by news from Europe – whether you like it or not.
Before the Open (Nov 30)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 3%; Hong Kong and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Malaysia rallied almost 2%. Europe is currently posting solid, across-the-board gains. Germany, France and Stockholm are up more than 3%. Belgium, Norway and London are up more than 2%. Futures here in the States are […]
Before the Open (Nov 29)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan and South Korea gained more than 2%; Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Taiwan rallied better than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Amsterdam is up 1%; no other index has moved 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open […]
Before the Open (Nov 28)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. India gained 3%; South Korea more than 2%; Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan more than 1%. Europe is currently posting huge gains. France is up more than 4%; Belgium, Germany and Stockholm more than 3%; […]
Before the Open (Nov 25)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Hope you enjoyed your day off from the market. While the US market was closed yesterday, most of the world indexes dropped. Today is a new day, and it’s more of the same. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and […]
Before the Open (Nov 23)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed weak. Hong Kong, India, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 2%; Australia, Indonesia and Singapore fell more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down, but there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Nov 22)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Indonesia gained 1.5%; it was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently mostly up; there are no noteable movers. Futures here in the States are mixed with perhaps a slight bullish bias.
Before the Open (Nov 21)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. India and Taiwan dropped more than 2%; Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is getting hit hard. Austria is down 3.5%, and Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Norway are dowm more than […]
Before the Open (Nov 18)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. South Korea and Taiwan dropped 2%, and Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed, and not one index has moved 1% from its unchanged level. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate […]