The major US indices are opening little changed as expected:

  • Dow Industrial Average up 24.3 points or 0.07%
  • S&P index down -0.51 point or -0.01%
  • NASDAQ index down -5.86 points or -0.05%
  • Russell 2000 down -6.24 points or -0.35%

looking at some stocks:

  • First Republic shares are trading down $0.35 at $15.42
  • KRE regional bank indexes trading down $0.43 or -1.0% at $45.64
  • Nvidia is trading up $0.90 or 0.32% at $262.89
  • Meta-shares are up $0.42 or 0.21% or $202.61 as they ride upgrades after recent cuts in employment. Getting rid of $500,000 a year jobs is encouraging to analysts.