US major indices trade lower at the open

The major indices in the US are opening lower. The Dow Industrial Average is down for the 7th out of 8 trading days. NASDAQ index is also lower after 3 straight days of gains. The S&P index is back below its 100-week moving average at 4198.61

A snapshot of the market 9 minutes into the open is showing:

• Dow Industrial Average -171.65 points or -0.52% at 32871 .14
• S&P index -17.84 points or -0.42% at 4187.69
• 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 -19.85 points or -0.15% at 12997.58

Looking at the US at that market, yields are lower:

• 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 4.419% -5.4 basis points
• 5-year yield 3.784% -3.7 basis points
• 10-year yield 3.673% -2.3 basis points
• 30-year yield 3.894% -0.7 basis points

A look at other markets currently shows:

• Crude oil has recovered some of its losses and trades down $0.56 or -0.81% at $68.91. The low price reached $67.03 before bouncing higher
• Gold is trading up $10.41 or 0.53% at $1968.60
• Silver is up $0.20 or 0.84% at $23.36

It is month and so there could be some additional volatility (although after the settlement date of most instruments)