Major indices open and move higher in early US trading

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 trading higher in early US trading with the gains led by the Nasdaq index which is looking to snap a 3 day losing streak today. Alphabet and Microsoft appeased investor concerns. Both stocks are up smartly in early trading. Alphabet is up 4.87% while Microsoft is trading up 4.8%

A snapshot of the market 12 minutes into the opening is currently showing

• Dow industrial average up 156.98 points or 0.49% at 31918.53
• S&P index up 42.26 points or 1.08% at 3963.30
• NASDAQ index up 222.11 points or 1.92% at 11784.69
• Russell 2000 up 9.87 points or 0.55% 1815.12

In other markets:

• gold is trading down $1.55 or 0.09% at 1714.79
• silver is trading down $0.03 or -0.16% at $18.58
• WTI crude oil is trading at $96 even that's up $1.02 on the day
• The price of bitcoin is trading at $21,383.74

In the US debt market, the 30 year yield Yield A yield represents the earnings generated by an investment or security over a certain time period. Yields are typically displayed in percentage terms and are in the form of interest or dividends received from it.These figures do not include the price variations, which separates it from the total return. Consequently, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as A yield represents the earnings generated by an investment or security over a certain time period. Yields are typically displayed in percentage terms and are in the form of interest or dividends received from it.These figures do not include the price variations, which separates it from the total return. Consequently, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as Read this Term is back below the 3.000% double. The 2 day 10 year spread is more negative at -29 basis points as well ahead of the FOMC decision.

• 2 year yield 3.047%, -1.0 basis points
• 5 year 2.856%, -4 point basis points
• 10 year 2.765%, -4.5 basis points
• 30 year 2.994%, -0.34%