The major US indices are higher for the first time in four trading days. The gains have been helped by a partial withdrawal of troops from the Russia/Ukraine border and displayed higher-than-expected US PPI data.

The snapshot of the market eight minutes into the open is currently showing:

  • Dow industrial average +460.45 points or 1.33% at 35026.63
  • S&P index up 61.94 points or 1.41% 4463.60
  • NASDAQ index up 251 points or 1.83% at 14042.63
  • Russell 2000 index up 36.91 points or 1.83% 2057.33

In other markets, the snapshot shows:

  • Spot gold is trading down $19.61 or -1.05% at $1851.49
  • silver is down $0.66 or -2.8% at $23.17
  • crude oil is trading down $4.30 and $91.11
  • Bitcoin is trading higher in the day at $44,486.90

The US debt market, yields are higher with longer end when the most

US yields
US yields are higher on the day

In the forex, the EUR is the strongest and the JPY is the weakest.

Forex
The strongest to weakest of the major currencies