The stock indices are opening lower the S&P and NASDAQ leading the way. Those order indices are down for the second consecutive day. The Dow is also lower. A negative close today would snapped a three day win streak for the Dow 30.

The snapshot near the start of day shows:

  • Dow industrial average down -72.27 points or -0.21% at 34274.77
  • S&P index down -20.66 points or my 0.51% at 4005.45
  • NASDAQ index down -50.51 points or -0.45% at 11175.84
  • Russell 2000 down -15.28 points or -0.82% at 1853.90

In the US debt market,

  • two year yield 4.465%, down -1.4 basis points
  • five year yield 3.878%, -1.3 basis points
  • 10 year yield 3.686%, -1.7 basis points
  • 30 year yield 3.713%, lines 3.9 basis points