Major US stock indices open mixed

It's looking like a mixed opening for 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:

• Dow industrial average is up around 66 points or 0.19% at 34258
• S&P index is down -2.46 points or -0.06% at 4024.84
• 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 is down -53.34 points or -0.47% at 11232
• Russell 2000 was down -2.01 points or -0.11% at 1861.30

The S&P 500 index remains below its 200 day moving average up at 4056.90. The high price on Wednesday reached 4033.78. The high price back on November 15 extended to 4028.84. Back in August the high price reached 4325.28. That was just short of its 200 day moving average at the time at 4326.18.

The 200 day moving average is now 269.28 points lower. Below that is an easier hurdle to get to and through, it still represents a key technical level that traders will need to get above if the technical biases to turn more to the upside. Looking at the daily chart, the price is above the 38.2% retracement of the 2022 trading range. That level comes in at 3998.51. When back below that level would be a disappointment for traders hoping for further upside momentum. Last week the low price bottomed right near the 100 hour moving average give the buyers some added hope.