Major US indices open higher, led by the NASDAQ index

Major U.S. stock indexes rise after PCI data showed a decline in core revenue year-on-year. US inventories rose more than 2% for the 3rd month in a row (is inventory building excessive?). The U.S. trade deficit plunged, possibly a sign of lower demand for overseas goods.

An overview of the current market shows:

• Dow Industrial Average up 71 points or 0.22% to 32709
• S&P up 36.4 points or 0.90% at 4094.30
• NASDAQ

  NASDAQ
  

  The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It only tracks the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in terms of market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges. Launched in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it has been known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential stock exchanges in the world. OTC) trading system. What makes up the NASDAQ? In particular, the exchange also includes the NASDAQ Composite, which includes almost all stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA) and the S&P 500 Index, it is one of the three most followed stock market indices in the United States. Overall, the NASDAQ stock market has three different market levels. This includes the capital market, or a stock market for companies with a relatively small market capitalization. Listing requirements for small cap companies are less stringent than for other Nasdaq markets which list larger companies with significantly higher market capitalization. Additionally, the global market is made up of stocks that represent the global Nasdaq market. The Global Market consists of 1,450 stocks that meet stock exchange financial and liquidity requirements and corporate governance standards. Finally, the Global Select Market is a market capitalization-weighted index comprised of 1,200 US and international stocks that represent the Global Select Market Composite.
  

  The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It only tracks the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in terms of market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges. Launched in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it has been known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential stock exchanges in the world. OTC) trading system. What makes up the NASDAQ? In particular, the exchange also includes the NASDAQ Composite, which includes almost all stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA) and the S&P 500 Index, it is one of the three most followed stock market indices in the United States. Overall, the NASDAQ stock market has three different market levels. This includes the capital market, or a stock market for companies with a relatively small market capitalization. Listing requirements for small cap companies are less stringent than for other Nasdaq markets which list larger companies with significantly higher market capitalization. Additionally, the global market is made up of stocks that represent the global Nasdaq market. The Global Market consists of 1,450 stocks that meet stock exchange financial and liquidity requirements and corporate governance standards. Finally, the Global Select Market is a market capitalization-weighted index comprised of 1,200 US and international stocks that represent the Global Select Market Composite.
  Read this term up 170 points or 1.44% to 11909

• Russell 2000 up 15.8 points or 0.86% at 1854.11