(MENAFN)On Tuesday, big indexes in the US stock market started at varied in spite of the volatility index reaching its lowest level in a year.
The Dow Jones decreased 86 to 34,543 at 9.59 AM EDT (1359GMT) as The S&P 500 stood at 4,222 dropping 4 points, while The Nasdaq added 30 to 13,912.
The VIX volatility index went down to 15.15, its lowest level in a year, half an hour before the opening bell. But, the fear index jumped 17 with a 3.6 percent everyday gain at the time. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note decreased 2.2 percent to 15.35 percent.
The dollar index that presents the strength of the greenback beside a basket of six other big currencies increased 0.2 percent to 90.10.
Precious metals fell as gold recoiled 0.1 percent to USD1,896 for every ounce, and silver declined 0.5 percent to USD27.7.
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