US stocks open lower. Indices down for the 4th consecutive day.

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 moving lower at the start of the day. The major indices are now down for the 4th consecutive days. Chair Powell will have his 2nd day of the testimony at 10 AM ET. Earlier today, initial jobless claims continued to show some cracks in the employment strength. Continuing claims are not reflecting that weakness yet.

A snapshot of the market currently shows:

• Dow industrial average is trading down -93 points are -0.28% at 33856
• S&P index is down -12.3 points or -0.28% at 4353.62
• 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 is down -27.23 points are -0.20% at 13473.63

In the US debt market, yields are higher:

• 2-year yield 4.752% +4.5 basis points
• 5-year yield 4.001% +4.6 basis points
• 10-year yield 3.767% +4.4 basis points
• 30-year yield 3.850% +4.2 basis points

The US dollar is moving higher.

• The USDJPY is trading to a new high going back to November 11, 2022.
• The GBPUSD run to the upside after the Bank of England rate hike of 50 basis points, has now seen a full retracement of its move higher.
• The EURUSD is testing a swing area between 1.0961 - 1.09728 as it corrects off of a run above the 1.1000 level that failed.

Crude oil is down over $2 at $70.43. Gold is down $9.50 at $1923. The coin is back above $30,000 at $30,206.