The main American indices open lower, with the Nasdaq index leading the way.
An overview of the markets shows:
- Dow Jones Industrial Average -193.97 points or -0.51% to 38,267
- S&P down -31.32 points or 0.61% to 5168.84
- Nasdaq down -131.42 points or -0.80% to 16312
The Russell 2000 small cap index is down -10.17 points or – okay 0.50% at 2032.41.
The yields are lower:
- 2-year yield 4.892%, -6.9 basis points
- 5-year yield 4.551%, -7.2 basis points
- 10-year yield 4.511%, -6.5 basis points
- Yield at 30 years 4.612% -5.0 basis points
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.
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