Major US indices open with modest gains/losses

The major US 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 are opening with was gains/losses. The NASDAQ and S&P are near unchanged. The Dow industrial average is down -0.10%.

A snapshot of the markets shows:

• Dow industrial average -20.99 points or -0.09% at 32880.61
• S&P index -1.86 points or -0.05% at 4126.86
• 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 +6.90 points or 0.06% of 12388.20
• Russell 2000 up 1.00 points or 0.05% at 1920.14

In the US debt market, yields are moving higher:

• two year 3.352%, +4 point basis points
• five year 3.217%, +4.9 basis points
• 10 year 3.095%, +4.5 basis points
• 30 year 3.29%, +3.0 basis points

The US treasury will be selling five year notes at 1 PM ET.

The USD moved to new session highs vs all the major currencies in the early US trading, helped by rising yields. The USD is now the strongest of the major currencies. The NZD remains the weakest .