US stocks trading higher in early trading

<p>The major US stock indices are trading higher on the day with the Dow 30 stocks doing better today. </p><p>A snapshot of the market currently shows:</p><ul><li>Dow Industrial Average up 132 points or 0.34% at 38509</li><li>S&amp;P index up 12.19 points or 0.25% at 4955</li><li>NASDAQ index up 41.16 points or 0.27% at 15638</li></ul><p>The Russell 2000 of small-cap stocks are trading up 5.71 points or 0.30% at 1943. </p><p>US yields are lower in trading today:</p><ul><li>two year yield 4.445% -2.7 basis points</li><li>5-year yield 4.087% -3.5 basis points</li><li>10 year yield 4.132% -3.1 basis points</li><li>30-year yield 4.325% -1.9 basis points</li></ul><p>Looking at other markets:</p><ul><li>Crude oil is trading up $0.71 at $73.49</li><li>Gold is rebounding by $5.68 or 0.29% at $2030.65. A lower dollar and lower interest rates are helping. </li><li>Bitcoin is trading at $42,966</li></ul>

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