US stocks trading marginally higher in early US trading

<p>US major indices are trading marginally higher in early US trading. </p><ul><li>Dow Industrial Average is trading up 51.00.16 percent at 37717.80</li><li>S&amp;P index is up up 9.28 points or 0.19% at 4790.60</li><li>Nasdaq index is up up 25.42.00.17 percent at 15125.42</li></ul><p>The Russell 2000 of small-cap stocks is taking a breather today with a decline of -3.02 points or -0.15% at 2063.20. The index has been up for four consecutive trading days.</p><p>In the US debt market, yields are higher:</p><ul><li>2-year yield 4.278% +3.5 basis points</li><li>5-year yield 3.829% +4.2 basis points</li><li>10-year yield 3.833% +4.4 basis points</li><li>30-year yield 3.980% +3.5 basis points</li></ul><p>Looking at other markets:</p><ul><li>Crude oil is training down $0.81 or -1.09% at $73.32</li><li>Gold is trading unchanged at $2077.01</li><li>Silver is down four cents or -0.16% at $24.21</li><li>Bitcoin is trading at $42,573. The high for the day was at $43,812. The low is at $42,560.</li></ul><p>In the forex, the CHF remains the strongest, while the GBP is now the weakest of the major currencies. The USD remains mostly lower:</p>

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