US stocks open with gains (but not as high as pre-market levels).

Hopes of trade optimism.

The US stocks are opening with gains, but the moves are not as high as the pre-market upper levels.

The snapshot is showing:

• Dow up 67 points at 26245
• S&P is up 11 points at 2878.32
• Nasdaq is up 40 points at 7889

In the US debt market, yields remain elevated (up 2.4 to 4.2 bps)

• 2 year 2.326%, +2.4 basis points
• 5 year 2.318%, +3.2 basis points
• 10 year 2.51%, +3.75 basis points
• 30 year 2.919%, +4.2 basis points