US stocks trading modestly lower at the start of the day

The major US stock indices are trading modestly lower at the start of the trading day:

• Dow industrial average is trading down 93 point -0.29% at 31838
• S&P index is down -7.0 points or -0.19% at 3933.64
• 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 -9.4 points or -0.08% at 11254
• Russell 2000 is down -1.47 points or -0.08% 1763.34

In other markets:

• spot gold Gold Gold is the most widely traded and important commodity. Prized for its historical importance and used for trading an exchange of goods, the gold market today is estimated at nearly $2.4 trillion.The value of gold fluctuates constantly, as it trades on public exchanges where it has a price that is determined by supply and demand. Gold has historically had tremendous significance and even today is extremely sought after. Gold has been used as a currency as it doesn't corrode, and the material allo Gold is the most widely traded and important commodity. Prized for its historical importance and used for trading an exchange of goods, the gold market today is estimated at nearly $2.4 trillion.The value of gold fluctuates constantly, as it trades on public exchanges where it has a price that is determined by supply and demand. Gold has historically had tremendous significance and even today is extremely sought after. Gold has been used as a currency as it doesn't corrode, and the material allo Read this Term is trading down $-12.53 or -0.67% at $1853.94
• spot silver is trading down $0.17 or -0.79% at $21.90
• WTI crude oil is trading up $0.50 at $110.25
• Bitcoin is trading at $29,644.20, below the $30,000 level

In the US debt market

• 2 year yield 2.472%, -1.3 basis points
• 5 year yield 2.699%, -4.4 basis points
• 10 year 2.731%, -2.3 basis points
• 30 year 2.957%, -1.3 basis points

Durable goods came in weaker than expected with lower revisions (although levels were higher from the previous month).