US major indices are mixed in early trading

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 trading mixed/little changed after PPI inflation surges to a new all-time high (11.2% versus 10.6% estimate year on year).

A snapshot of the major indices currently shows:

• Dow industrial average up 79 points or 0.25% at 34309
• S&P index up 5.8 points or 0.13% at 4403.50
• NASDAQ index -1.11 points at 13372
• Russell 2000 up 10.16 points or 0.51% 1997.05

In other markets:

• Spot gold is trading up $12.00 or 0.61% at $1978.18
• WTI crude oil is trading up $1.99 at $102.51
• Bitcoin moves back above the $40,052

In the US debt market, yields have moved lower. There was a report earlier that Russia will consider US and NATO vehicles carrying weapons on Ukrainian territory as legitimate military targets. That seemed to have led to a flight to safety flow into US treasuries US Treasuries US Treasuries represent securities in the form of government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending as an alternative to taxation. US Treasuries actually comprise four different types of marketable treasury securities. This includes Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The US government sells these securities in auctions conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, US Treasuries represent securities in the form of government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending as an alternative to taxation. US Treasuries actually comprise four different types of marketable treasury securities. This includes Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The US government sells these securities in auctions conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Read this Term.

• Two year yield 2.315%, -9.4 basis points
• five year yield 2.605%, -8.6 basis points
• 10 year yield 2.682%, -4.5 basis points
• 30 year yield 2.808%, minus one basis point

The U.S. Treasury will auction off 30 year bonds at 1 PM ET. Yesterday the 10 auction was a big dud with a three basis point tail and little demand from international investors.