Major stock indices rebound to the upside 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 opening in the black after a mixed result yesterday. The Dow Industrial Average is leading the way today with a gain near 0.5%. The 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 is up 0.3%.

The snapshot of the market six minutes in the open and showing:

• Dow Industrial Average of 162.19 points or 0.49% at 32960.60
• S&P index up 14.93 points or 0.37% at 4006.93
• NASDAQ index is up 33.88 points or 0.29% at 11609.88
• Russell 2000 is trading up 0.42 points or 0.02% at 1879.92

US yields are lower in the short end today helped by weaker then expected initial jobless claims.

• Two year yield 4.983% -8.2 basis points
• five year yield 4.285% -5.0 basis points
• 10 year yield 3.967% -0.8 basis points
• 30 year yield 3.894% +1.7 basis points

Later today at 1 PM, the U.S. Treasury will auction off 30 year bonds. Yesterday's 10 year note sale was met with low demand (high tail and low bid to cover).

Crude all is higher by about $0.74.

Gold is also higher by around $16 at $1829.60. Looking at the daily chart of gold, it has been scraping just above the 100 day moving average of the last two trading days. That 100 day moving average comes in at $1808. Yesterday's low reached $1809.48.