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US stocks are opening mixed with the NASDAQ lower. The S&P is trading above and below unchanged. The Dow industrial average is marginally higher. A snapshot of the market eight minutes into the open is showing:
The small-cap Russell 2000 indexes up 0.21 points or 0.01% at 1948.16.
For the trading week:
US yields have moved higher after the stronger than expected Philadelphia Fed index. The initial and continuing jobless claims were steady and indicative of a solid employment picture. NY Fed Pres. Williams reiterated that policy is a good place and that the Fed is not very to cut rates.
in other markets: