US stocks trade lower to start the new day

The major US stock 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 modestly lower in early trading giving back some of the gains seen in trading yesterday:

• Dow Industrial Average is down -83 points are -0.25% at 34074
• S&P is down -17.00 points or -0.41% at 4147
• 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 index is down -53 points or -0.44% at 12061.25
• Russell 2000 is down -12.45 points or -0.63% at 1960.18

in the US a debt market, yields are mixed:

• 2 year 4.460%, -1.0 basis points
• 5 year 3.825% -1.9 basis points
• 10 year 3.667% -0.6 basis points
• 30 year 3.724% +1.9 basis points

The US treasury auctions off 10 year bonds at 1 PM ET. The three-year note auction yesterday was not well received, but may have been influenced by the Fed Chair Q&A session which occurred at the same time. The Bid to cover was light. The tail was much larger than the 6 month average.