PANews reported on April 16 that the US stock market opened with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.47%, the S&P 500 down 1.17%, and the Nasdaq down 1.89%. Gold stocks generally rose, with Harmony Gold (HMY.N) up more than 7%, Gold Fields (GFI.N) up nearly 7%, Anglogold up 6%, and Colden Mining (CDE.N) up more than 3%. AMD (AMD.O) fell more than 7%.

Blockchain concept stocks fell across the board at the opening, with MARA Holdings (MARA), Strategy (MSTR.O), and Coinbase (COIN.O) all falling by 1-2%.