Major US indices open lower. Can the sharp declines in yields slow the decline?

Major U.S. stock indices Indices Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Read this Term have opened lower as anticipated, but prices are rebounding from their lows, prompting speculation that the sharp drop in yields today might be slowing down the decline in stock prices. The 2-year yield, which traded as low as 3.72%, is now back up to 3.881%, still down 34 basis points for the day. The 10-year yield Yield A yield represents the earnings generated by an investment or security over a certain time period. Yields are typically displayed in percentage terms and are in the form of interest or dividends received from it.These figures do not include the price variations, which separates it from the total return. Consequently, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as A yield represents the earnings generated by an investment or security over a certain time period. Yields are typically displayed in percentage terms and are in the form of interest or dividends received from it.These figures do not include the price variations, which separates it from the total return. Consequently, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as Read this Term stands at 3.462%, down 17 basis points, after reaching a low of 3.425%. On Monday, the 10-year yield hit a low of 3.418% before bouncing back. Today's high yield for the 10-year was 3.710%.

A snapshot of the U.S. stock market, 11 minutes into the trading session, shows:

• Dow Jones Industrial Average down 445.84 points or 1.37% at 31,709.57
• S&P 500 Index down 52 points or 1.33% at 3,867.30
• NASDAQ Index down 117.69 points or 1.03% at 11,310.45
• Russell 2000 down 40.86 points or 2.3% at 1,736.03

Examining the hourly chart of the NASDAQ index, yesterday's high stalled just below the falling 100-hour moving average and the 38.2% retracement of the decline from the February high to the March low. Those levels were near 11,474.34, while the index reached 11,467.02 yesterday.