US stock indices really volatile | Forexlive
Buckle up.
US stocks are very volatile. The Dow Industrial Average is now down around 260 points. The S&P is down -23 points in the NASDAQ index is up only 29 points. Just minutes ago
- Dow Industrial Average was a trading down -62 points
- S&P index was trading near unchanged
- NASDAQ index was up 99 points
WTI crude futures have also taken a sharp move to the downside. The price is now trading around $73.72 as it continues its run to the downturn. The current price is trading at $73.68 down $3 on the day.
The Vix index (a measure of market volatility) is up to 29.12. It traded as low as 18.88 on Thursday.
Expect more of the ups and downs today as the markets see investor funds in in and out, and the markets remain vulnerable to changes in the central bank policies, and speculation on impacts on sectors of the economy including real estate (what happens to mortgage rates), and economic growth. Is SVB a fallout from the