Dear Etorians, The New York Stock Exchange opens lower on Tuesday for the first session of 2024, as rates rise on the bond market and oil prices tighten in the face of violence in the Red Sea. The S&P 500 index ended 2023 with nine consecutive weeks of gains and recorded an annual increase of 24%. The trend on the American markets was affected on Tuesday by the major earthquake which struck central Japan, killing at least 48 people, as well as by tensions in the Middle East. $SPX500 $NSDQ100