US major indices open higher for the 3rd day in a row

The major US 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 are trading higher to start the day. If the price closed is higher it would be the 3rd day in a row. The NASDAQ index is not had 3 days higher in a row since July. The major indices are also on track for a higher close this week which would be the 1st after 3 weeks of declines.

A snapshot of the market currently shows:

• Dow industrial average up 197 points or 0.62% at 31973
• S&P index up 31 points or 0.77% at 4036.94
• 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 up 128 points or 1.08% at 11990
• Russell 2000 up 16.8 points or 0.91% at 1863.70

In the US debt market, the yields are lower:

• 2 year 3.507%, unchanged
• 5 year 3.4056%, -1.8 basis points
• 10 year 3.300% -1 point basis points
• 30 year 3.474% -0.4 basis points

In other markets:

• spot gold is trading up $6 or 0.36% at 1714.80
• spot silver is trading up $0.08 or 0.45% at $18.60
• The price of crude oil is trading higher by $1.98 at $85.50
• Bitcoin is back above the $21,000 level at $21,040

In the forex market, the AUD remains the strongest of the majors, while the USD remains the weakest: