Volume was higher. Apple was up due to the new iPhone 7. The US dollar also rallied which hurt commodities. Overnight markets are up slightly along with US Futures.

The market opened lower today, following the downward movement of crude oil. As expected, an oil price rollback took place after the International Energy Agency lowered down its global demand for oil in the years 2016 and 2017.

The market has been consistently opening downwards. It was further aggravated by Friday's selloffs. Investors are having a hard time to determine when the the next interest-rate hike will be, based on the Federal Reserve speakers' statements.

A move down is expected as FED officials are scheduled to speak today. Other factors which may possibly affect this move are the following:

Today’s market opened lower with the DOW Jones Industrial Average & Nasdaq Composite both at -0.40%. It started dropping after the European Central Bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged.