S&P down -0.33%. Nasdaq down -0.21%

The US major stock indices are ending the day down but well off the lows.

  • The S&P is down -0.33% to 2161.06. The low was at 2154.77
  • The Nasdaq is ending the day down -0.21% to 5300.875. The low extended to 5281.953
  • The Dow industrial average fell by -54.85 to 18253.30. The low for the day extended to 18203.75.

In the US debt market yields were higher by about 2-3 basis points:

  • 2 year yields 0.7897%, up 2.8 basis points
  • 5 year yields 1.1751%, up 2.6 basis points
  • 10 year yields 1.6186%, up 2.4 basis points
  • 30 year yield, 2.3360%, up 2 basis points

In other markets:

  • Crude oil futures are trading at $48.66 up $0.42 or +0.87%
  • Spot gold is trading at 1313.16 down -$2.59 or -0.2%
  • The Thomson Reuters/CRB index is ending the day up 0.38%.