In the midnight hour, the Dow was slightly higher in the New York equity market, while the Nasdaq remained in positive territory. The Dow began trading at $51,400.97 and the Nasdaq at $27,040.85.
During trading in the New York equity market, the Dow was up $51.05, or 0.10%, at $51,400.97. The Nasdaq Composite was up $243.31, or 0.91%, at $27,040.85.
While major European equity indices remained weak, both the Dow and Nasdaq stayed in positive territory in the US market. Moves in US Treasury yields were reported at -0.017 for the 2-year note, +0.032 for the 10-year note and +0.058 for the 30-year bond.
Among non-equity indicators, November NY crude oil futures were slightly higher at $91.54 per barrel, while December NY gold futures were at $4,206.70 per ounce. Bitcoin traded at $83,804.38, up $211.50 from the previous day.
CME Nikkei 225 futures were reported at 67,830, up 890, or 1.31%, from the Osaka Exchange close, also affecting the outlook for Japanese equity futures.