US stocks open higher.

<p>The major US stock indices are moving higher in early US trading. The gains are somewhat modest after the NASDAQ index fell -1.2% yesterday.</p><p>A snapshot of the market currently shows:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average up 58 points or 0.17% at 33773</li><li>S&amp;P index up 11.75 points or 0.27% at 4341.01</li><li>NASDAQ index up 43 points or 0.33% at 13380.360</li></ul><p>In the US debt market, yields are marginally lower. The US treasury will auction off 5 year notes at 1 PM ET. Yesterday the two-year note auction went off with strong demand from international investors:</p><ul><li>2 year yield 4.662% -0.9 basis points</li><li>5 year yield 3.950% -1.4 basis points</li><li>10 year yield 3.700% -2.1 basis points</li><li>30 year yield 3.789% -2.8 basis points</li></ul>

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