The major stock indices mixed in early US trading

The major stock indices are mixed in early US trading. THe Dow is higher. The S&P is near unchanged while the NASDAQ is a lower. The Russell 2000 is also trading lower.

Some 13 minutes into the opening, the snapshot of the market currently shows

• Dow industrial average up 84.43 points or 0.26% at 33028.63
• S&P index up 3.43 points or 0.08% at 4207.75
• 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 11.69 points or -0.09% at 12832.12
• Russell 2000 index down 10.17 points or -0.51% at 1969.48

A snapshot of other markets currently shows:

• Spot gold is trading down $-29.24 or -1.47% at $1958.99
• Spot silver Silver Silver is a precious metal that is commonly traded on exchanges or through brokers. It is much more affordable than gold and thanks to its importance as an industrial metal as well as volatility, is widely traded.For precious metals traders, gold is a much more popular market. Big institutions buy gold as a currency hedge when real interest rates and yields on other assets become unacceptably low. Central banks will buy gold, not silver, as a reserve asset to diversify their currency exposure.In Silver is a precious metal that is commonly traded on exchanges or through brokers. It is much more affordable than gold and thanks to its importance as an industrial metal as well as volatility, is widely traded.For precious metals traders, gold is a much more popular market. Big institutions buy gold as a currency hedge when real interest rates and yields on other assets become unacceptably low. Central banks will buy gold, not silver, as a reserve asset to diversify their currency exposure.In Read this Term is down $0.70 -2.73% at $25.14
• WTI crude oil is trading down -$6.20 at $103.08
• bitcoin is trading steady at $38,775

In the US debt market, yields are higher with the two and 10 year yields reaching highest levels since July 2019:

• two year 1.824%, +7.2 basis points
• five year 2.046%, +9.6 basis points
• 10 year 2.094%, +9.7 basis points
• 30 year 2.44% +8.0 basis points

A a snapshot of the forex market continues to show the EUR is the strongest of the majors while the AUD is the weakest. The JPY is also weaker as it continues its trend move to the upside.