US stocks little changed in premarket trading

The waiting game is on before the FOMC rate decision at 2 PM ET, but before then we will have stock trading. The premarket indications are for little change in the major 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 after yesterday's solid gains.

• Dow Industrial Average is up around the 19 points after yesterday's 316.0 point rise
• S&P index is up about three points after yesterday's 51.30 point rise
• 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 about five points after yesterday's 184.57 point rise

Gamestop is up 53.77% at $27.14 after reporting a surprise profit. It was the first quarterly profit in two years.

First Republic shares are trading down three cents to $15.74. The KRE regional bank index is trading marginally higher at $46.10 up from $46.07.

US rates are higher:

• two year 4.23% +5.2 basis points
• 10 year 3.62% +1.9 basis points
• 30 year 3.749% +1.4 basis points