After higher in pre-market, Nasdaq trades above and below unchanged in early trading

The major indices are trading higher in early NY trading. The Dow and S&P are still higher, but the Nasdaq has traded in positive and negative territory in early trading. The Dow is being helped by financials which are solidly higher in early trading:

a snapshot of the market 12 minutes into the open is showing:

• Dow industrial average up 318 points or 1.01% at 31581.21
• S&P up 33 points 99 points or 0.87% at 3935
• NASDAQ NASDAQ The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since ass The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since ass Read this Term index up 64 points or 0.57% at 11417.70
• Russell 2000 up 10.3 points or 0.58% at 1783.62

J.P. Morgan said that their interest margins would be increase going forward which is helping the sector. J.P. Morgan shares are currently up 3.58%. Below are a list of selected banks and financial institutions also trading solidly higher in early US trading.