The major European indices are closing mixed. German DAX and UK's FTSE 100 both close lower while France's CAC, Spain's Ibex, and Italy's FTSE MIB close the day with gains.A snapshot of the closing levels shows: German DAX, -0.39%France's CAC, +0.15%UK's FTSE 100 -0.19%Spain's Ibex +1.29%Italy's FTSE MIB +0.12%As European traders exit for the day, US indices are mixed. The Dow industrial average is lower while the S&P and NASDAQ indices are higher and on pace for record closes. The Russell 2000 is marginally higher. Industrial averageDow industrial average -198 points or -0.43% at 45513.63S&P index +33.08 points or 0.51% at 6545.71NASDAQ index up 94 points or 0.43% at 21972.95.The small-cap Russell 2000 is up 1.46 points or 0.06% at 2383.20.Oracle shares are sharply higher after guiding strongly to the upside. Chips stocks are also higher:Nvidia shares are up 4.16%. Broadco shares are up 9.43%. AMD shares are up 3.58%.Other gainers today include:Arm +7.40%GameStop Corp +5.26%Taiwan Semiconductor +4.76%Super Micro Computer +4.56%Micron +4.64%NVIDIA +4.23%Corning +3.63%AMD +3.57%Palantir +3.44%Dell Tech +2.85%Grayscale Bitcoin (BTC) +2.36%Tesla +2.31%First Solar +2.10%US yields are lower ahead of the 10-year note auction at 1 PM:2-year yield 3.527%, -1.5 basis points5 year yield 3.581%, -2.0 basis points10 year yield 4.047%, -2.7 basis points30 year yield 4.698%, -1.8 basis pointsCrude oil is trading up $1.23 at $63.86. Gold is up $23.90 or 0.66% at $3647.56, and Bitcoin is up $2388 or 2.14% at $113,919 This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.