US stocks open lower but off the premarket low levels

As the market digests the Fed Chair prepared testimony, and the opening bell rings for the US stock market Stock Market A stock or equity market is defined as the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks, which reflect ownership claims on businesses.These may also include securities listed on a public stock exchange, as well as stock that is only traded privately. Common examples of this include shares of private companies that are sold to investors through equity crowdfunding platforms.Unlike the past, the stock market has grown to include a more mature retail market, though nearly all investment is still don A stock or equity market is defined as the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks, which reflect ownership claims on businesses.These may also include securities listed on a public stock exchange, as well as stock that is only traded privately. Common examples of this include shares of private companies that are sold to investors through equity crowdfunding platforms.Unlike the past, the stock market has grown to include a more mature retail market, though nearly all investment is still don Read this Term, the initial move is still lower on the day but off the pre-market low levels. Near the start of the North American session, the Dow was down -382 points, the S&P was down -55 points and 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 was down -187 points.

A snapshot of the market currently shows:

• Dow Jones is down -281.46 points or -0.92% at 30248.80
• S&P is down -33.56 points or -0.89% at 3731.24
• NASDAQ is down -84.23 points or -0.76% 10985.07
• Russell 2000 is down -16.73 points or -0.99% at 1677.29

In other markets:

• spot gold is trading up $8.66 or 0.47% at 1841.49
• spot silver is down $-0.26 or -1.20% at $21.40
• crude oil is continuing its moved to the downside and is trading at $102.22. That's down $-7.30
• The price bitcoin is trading fairly steady at $20,482 vs. the early North American price