As expected, the US stocks are lower at the open

<p>The major US stock indices are trading lower led by the NASDAQ index which is down around -0.40%. A snapshot of the market shows:</p><ul><li>Dow Industrial Average -96.43 points or -0.27% at 35054.62</li><li>S&amp;P index -10.77 points or -0.24% at 4536.62</li><li>NASDAQ index -57.25 points or -0.40% at 14227.29</li><li>Russell 2000 index of small stocks are down -13.72 points or -0.76% at 1793.3094.</li></ul><p>A look at some of the major stocks shows:</p><ul><li>Microsoft is a trading down $-2.05 or -0.54% at $375.44. Yesterday Microsoft closed at a record high. </li><li>Nvidia shares are down $-1.02 or -0.18% at $503. Yesterday it shares closed at a record high. Nvidia will announce her earnings after the close</li><li>Best Buy is down $3.15 -4.70% at $64.91. They announced disappointing earnings and guidance</li><li>Lowes&nbsp;shares are down $-4.67 or -2.25% at $199.80. They announced disappointing rising guidance</li><br></ul>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.