Major indices trading lower in early US trading

After eight minutes of trading, the major US 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 still trading lower on the day. A snapshot of the market currently shows:

• Dow industrial average down -185.37 points or -0.54% at 34244.52
• S&P index down -21.14 points or -0.52% at 4050.57
• 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 down -40.12 points -0.35% at 11421.37
• Russell 2000 down -15.21 points or -0.80% at 1877.62

The 200 day moving average and the S&P index comes in today at 4044.65. The low price today has extended to 4041.17 below that moving average, but the price has since rebounded back above the level. Traders will use that moving average as a barometer for bullish and bearish.

In the US a debt market, yields are trading higher:

• 2 year 4.321%, +4.1 basis points
• 5 year 3.720% +5.5 basis points
• 10 year 3.555% +5.2 basis points
• 30 year 3.599% +4.0 basis points

In the forex, the USD is trading mixed/higher with the biggest mover vs the JPY with a gain of 1.12%. The USD is also higher versus the NZD by 0.45%. The greenback is a lower versus the EUR (-0.26) and the CAD (-0.22%).