The major US indices are opening higher to start the new trading week

<p>The major US stock indices are opening with gains on the day to start the trading week. Last week the Dow industrial average and S&amp;P index both moved higher by 0.45 and 0.79% respectively. The date NASDAQ index fell -0.18%. </p><p>A snapshot of the market currently shows:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average up 209.37 points or 0.62% at 33879.67.</li><li>S&amp;P index up 26.18 points or 0.60% at 4353.97</li><li>NASDAQ index up 70.76 points or 0.53% at 13477.99.</li></ul><p>In the US at that market,</p><ul><li>2 year yield 5.081%, +2.7 basis points</li><li>5 year yield 4.699% +5.6 basis points</li><li>10 year yield 4.699%, +7.1 basis points</li><li>30 year yield 4.855% +7.8 basis points</li></ul><p>in other markets:</p><ul><li>WTI crude oil is trading at $87.15 down $-0.63</li><li>Gold is trading down $16.61 or -0.85% at $1915.98</li><li>Silver is trading down $0.13 a month to 0.57% at $22.56</li><li>Bitcoin is taking a run to the upside trading close to $30,000 on an unconfirmed report that the SEC has approved a bitcoin ETF, but the price has moved back down to $28,900. There is no confirmation on the SEC website.</li></ul>

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