US stocks open higher with near 1% gains in the major indices

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Nasdaq leads the way

The US stocks are opening higher with gains around 1% for the major indices

• S&P is up 25 points or 0.6%
• Nasdaq is up 81 points or 1.16%
• Dow is up 221 points or 0.92%

In the US to market yields are higher:

• two-year 2.8407%, +3.1 basis points
• 10 year 3.0718%, +3.3 basis points
• 30 year 3.322%, +2.0 basis points

In other marketsL

• spot gold plus $1 or 0.9% at $1224.20
• WTI crude oil futures up a dollar 47 or 2.94% at $51.89

In the Forex market, the NZD and CAD are the strongest. The JPY remains the weakest (and getting weaker).  

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