US stocks open lower. S&P down for the 3rd day in a row. Dow/Nasdaq down for the 4th day.

As traders return from the presence day holiday on Monday (and three day weekend), the major US indices are opening lower with the Dow and 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 the weakest.

• The S&P is lower for the third straight day
• The NASDAQ and Dow are for four consecutive days
• 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 are down for two consecutive weeks

A snapshot of the market five minutes into the opening, currently shows:

• Dow industrial average -332.25 points or -0.97% at 33746.94
• S&P index -35.19 points or -0.81% at 4313.69
• NASDAQ index -139.80 points or -1.03% at 13408.19
• Russell 2000-13.53 points or -0.67% of 1995.79

A snapshot of other markets currently shows:

• Gold is trading up $1.12 or 0.06% at $1904.48. The high price today extended to $1914.12. That is the highest level since June 1, 2021 one the price high reached $1916.53
• Spot silver is trading up $0.36 or 1.51% $24.26
• WTI crude oil is trading at $93.40 that's up $3.20 or 3.55%
• bitcoin is trading at $37,792

In the US debt market, the shorter end is leading the way to the upside with a gain of four point basis points to 1.5201%. That is well off the low of 1.429%. The tenure yield is trading at 1.944%, up from 1.846% earlier in the day.