US stocks open lower. Dow is the weakest of the major indices.

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 opening lower giving up some of their gains from Friday's trade:

• Dow industrial average is trading down -493 points or -1.44% at 33574. On Friday, the Dow rose 834.19 points
• S&P index is trading down -48 points or -1.10% of 4336.50. On Friday the S&P index rose 95.95 points
• 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 trading -93 points of -0.68% at 13601.82 . The NASDAQ index game 221.04 points on Friday
• Russell 2000 -16.41 points or -0.80% at 2024.51. The Russell 2000 index rose 45.57 points on Friday

In other markets as US stock trading gets underway:

• Spot gold is trading of $26.25 or 1.3% at $1515.27
• Spot silver is up $0.31 or 1.29% at $24.56
• WTI crude oil is trading of $3.48 at $95.00
• Bitcoin is trading at $38,985. The high price reach $39,199.97. The low price extended to $37,468.99.

In the US debt market, yields are low with the shorter end moving down the most.