The major US indices are trading mixed/little changed in early US trading after the three day holiday. A snapshot of the market currently shows:

  • Dow industrial average up 102 points or 0.29% at 34551.18
  • S&P index up 6.34 points or 0.14% at 4398.93
  • NASDAQ index is trading above and below unchanged but currently trades up 7 points or 0.04% at 13354
  • Russell 2000 is trading down 7.09 points or -0.35% at 1997.99

A quick look around other markets shows:

  • Spot gold is trading up $15.48 or 0.79% $1990
  • Silver is up $0.31 or 1.23% at $25.95
  • Crude oil for May delivery is trading at $107.86 up 0.86%. The June contract is trading at $107.28, also up 0.86%
  • Natural gas is up $0.30 or up 4.22% at $7.60

In the US debt market, yields are marginally lower after trading up up around 3-4 basis points near the start of the New York session:

  • 2 year 2.458%, unchanged
  • 5 year 2.765%, -1.7 basis points
  • 10 year 2.82%, -0.7 basis points
  • 30 year 2.911%, -0.8 basis points