In the previous update it was noted that the US stock markets were off the boil following the disappointing US data releases this afternoon. Well, to be more accurate on that; the Dow Jones is lower and the S+P is off the top, but certainly not the Nasdaq 100. As expected here much earlier today, it was a record opening for the Nasdaq this afternoon. The index kicked off the session at a record opening level of 21,361. It traded to a high at 21,408 so far and it is not much removed from that new record high right now, currently trading at 21,395