US stocks trade marginally lower in early trading for the day

US major indices are marginally lower in early Friday trading. For the trading week, they are also little changed.

A snapshot of the major 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 11 minutes into the open issues showing:

• Dow industrial average -16.77 points or -0.05% at 33809.40
• S&P index -2.0 points or -0.05% at 4133.34
• 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 -48.01 points or -0.40% at 12094.23
• Russell 2000 +0.26 points or 0.01% at 1751

For the trading week as the clock ticks toward its close shows modest changes in the major indices

• Dow Industrial Average is down -0.06%
• S&P index is a down -0.03%
• NASDAQ index is up 0.15%
• Russell 2000 is not faring as well with a decline of -2.24%

Amazon reported after the close yesterday and their shares are trading down $4.93 or -4.52% at $104.76.

Intel reported after the close yesterday as well and their stock is currently up to dollars or 6.62% at $31.87

Exxon reported better-than-expected earnings and that their shares are up 1.63% today. Chevron earnings also be but their stock is currently down -0.95%.

This week major big stocks reported and the winners and loser are mixed:

• alphabet shares are up 1.13% on the week
• Microsoft shares are up 7.05%
• MasterCard shares are down -0.10%
• Meta-shares are up 12.11%
• Verizon shares are down -1.77%
• 3M +1.16%
• Caterpillar -1.49%
• Coca-Cola -0.67%
• Honeywell +2.13%
• McDonald's +0.69%
• Merck -0.84%
• Boeing -0.79%
• Bristol-Myers Squibb -5.99%
• Service now -4.02%
• Chipotle +12.72%

US yields are down but off their lowest levels:

• 2 year yield 4.074% -2.3 basis points
• 5 year yield 3.544% -5.7 basis points
• 10 year yield 3.463% -6.5 basis points
• 30 year yield 3.690% -6.5 basis points