TOKYO Market OPEN (Other Asian Markets Opening, Too)

AmericanInTokyo ^ | 29 September 2008 | AmericanInTokyo

[AmericanInTokyo]

OK folks, the first curtain goes up globally.

9:00 a.m. local here Monday. 8:00 p.m. Sunday Eastern.

Your mileage may vary.

[Revel]

And look at the US futures:

DJIA INDEX 11,038.00 -109.00
S&P 500 1,200.10 -14.40
NASDAQ 100 1,660.75 -14.00

[TigerLikesRooster]

Yes, unless some unexpected positive development during the mid-day on Monday(U.S. Time,) I think U.S. stocks would be down, too.

[Tempest]

Fire, Brimstone!

Let the well orchestrated show begin!

[AmericanInTokyo]

Now it is down. Nikkei sliding CONSIDERABLY, at 2:50 p.m. local, 1:50 a.m. Eastern US time.

Down 169 points, from the morning up, to 11,763, may keep going down.....

[AmericanInTokyo]

News is coming out that (lots of) Republicans will vote PRESENT on that bailout, and that details of the big “crap sandwich” are coming out. I figured it would start to tank in afternoon sessions in Asia. Here goes folks!

[happinesswithoutpeace]

bah just get the day over with 0_o

[AmericanInTokyo]

still dropping a few minutes every minute, down to 11,721 on Nikkei Avg.

[ForGod'sSake]

Not exactly a free fall, but they do seem to have the jitters...

[AmericanInTokyo]

agreed. down, but by a little. a freefall would be in minus 300, 400, 500 territory.

[ForGod'sSake]

Still some activity in the Asian markets. Isn’t it about time most of them were closing? European markets seem VERY busy...

[dennisw]

USD way up against the Euro
This is a sign of confidence in the bailout

[Tempest]

Or the opposite.

[Mad Dawgg]

"USD way up against the Euro This is a sign of confidence in the bailout..."

or more likely some big broker flipped a coin and it come up "Heads buy dollars" and the sheep followed.

[ForGod'sSake]

Fortis Bank down 23+%.

[expatguy]

Oh my it is a very ugly day here on the street.