US stocks open with modest gains

US stocks are open and 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 opening with gains. The moves come despite rises in yields once again. The 2 year yield is up 92 basis points this month. The 10 year is up 68 basis points. There was a time when the 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 would have gotten wrecked. Not today and it performed well yesterday despite the move big moves in the market yesterday.

The snapshot of the market is showing:

• Dow industrial average is up 175 points or 0.51% at 34733
• S&P index is up 23.11 points or 0.52% at 4484.34
• NASDAQ index is up 72 points or 0.51% at 13908
• Russell 2000 is up 11.94 points or 0.58% at 2078

A look around the markets is showing:

• Spot gold is down $12.20 or -0.63% at $1923.50 as it reacts to higher yields
• Crude oil is trading at $109.61. That's down $-0.35.
• The price of bitcoin is higher today by nearly $2000 and $43,042. The price of bitcoin moved above its 100 day moving average and looks set to close above that level for the first time since December 2. That moving average comes in at $42,246

In the US debt market, the yields are up four – five basis points across the board. The 2– 10 year spread is trading around 18.5 basis points.

A snapshot of the forex market has the NZD as the strongest of the major currencies. The JPY is the weakest as the USDJPY soars above the 120.00 for the first time in 6 years. The USD is weaker as it follows the risk-on flows now.