The major indices are trading lower in early US trading. The Dow is down for the third day in a row. The S&P and NASDAQ are down for the fourth day. The declines are relatively modest.
A snapshot of the market currently shows:
- Dow industrial average -48 points or -0.12% at 36197
- S&P index -5.7 points or -1.12% at 4688
- NASDAQ index -32 points or -0.22% at 15049
- Russell 2000 is down -1.3 points or -0.06% at 2205.05
A look around other markets as stock trading gets underway in the US:
- Spot gold is trading near unchanged at $1790
- Spot silver is also near unchanged at $22.19
- WTI crude oil futures are trading down -$0.36 at $79.15
- Bitcoin is back below the $42,000 level at $41,690
In the US debt market, the yields are mostly higher. The 30 year yield is near unchanged.
US yields are mostly higher
A snapshot of the forex shows the EUR is the strongest and the CHF is the weakest.
