US stocks mixed despite falling dollar, volatility

ANKARA

Major indexes in the US stocks market opened mixed Tuesday despite declines in American dollar and volatility index.

The Dow Jones was down 67 points, or 0.2%, to 34,260 at 10.38 a.m. EDT (1408GMT) despite investment banking major JPMorgan hitting an all-time high at $165 per share with a 0.4% increase.

The S&P 500 was flat at 4,164 with Tesla gaining 2.1%, while the Nasdaq rose 100 points, or 0.7%, to 13,479 with Twitter and Uber adding 3.3% and 5.5%, respectively.

The VIX volatility index was down 2% to below the critical level of 20 at around 19.31. The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds, however, was up 0.4% to 1.647%.

US dollar index, which shows the strength of the greenback against a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.3% below the strong support level of 90, and it was at 89.83.

Bitcoin saw its price plummet to just above the critical support level of $42,000 for the second day in a row, and it was trading around $42,900 at the time for a daily loss of 3.6%. The world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap has lost 35% of its value since it hit a record high level of $64,300 last month.

ANKARA

Major indexes in the US stocks market opened mixed Tuesday despite declines in American dollar and volatility index.

The Dow Jones was down 67 points, or 0.2%, to 34,260 at 10.38 a.m. EDT (1408GMT) despite investment banking major JPMorgan hitting an all-time high at $165 per share with a 0.4% increase.

The S&P 500 was flat at 4,164 with Tesla gaining 2.1%, while the Nasdaq rose 100 points, or 0.7%, to 13,479 with Twitter and Uber adding 3.3% and 5.5%, respectively.

The VIX volatility index was down 2% to below the critical level of 20 at around 19.31. The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds, however, was up 0.4% to 1.647%.

US dollar index, which shows the strength of the greenback against a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.3% below the strong support level of 90, and it was at 89.83.