Modestly higher opening for the US stock indices

There is a modestly higher opening for the major US indices. A snapshot of the market currently shows:

• Dow Industrial Average up 60.83 points or 0.18% at 33930.11
• S&P index up 4.69 points or 0.11% or 4095.14
• 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 of 19.0 points or 0.16% at 11737.12
• Russell 2000 down -3.585 points or -0.19% at 1915.22

The 4100 to 4101 area remains a short-term barometer for the S&P index. Recall that area was home to swing highs from December. The price moved above on February 1 but close back below the level on Thursday and stayed below on Friday. Getting back above the level would give buyers some added confidence.

In the US debt market, yields are mixed:

• 2 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 4.551%, +3.8 basis points
• 5 year yield 3.936% +1.3 basis points
• 10 year yield 3.730% -1.3 basis points
• 30 year 3.795% -3.1 basis points

in other markets:

• spot gold is trading down $-9.47 or -0.51% at $1855.67
• spot silver is trading down $0.10 or -0.47% to $21.86
• WTI crude oil is down $0.53 at $79.19
• Bitcoin is trading at $21,646 near unchanged from early New York levels