Wall Street slips as Brent jumps 4.2% above $104 and 10-year yield hovers near 5.29%
US equities weakened as Brent surged above $104 on heightened Middle East supply-disruption risk while the 10-year Treasury yield held near 5.29%, reviving inflation and restrictive-policy concerns. Higher energy costs and elevated discount rates pressured risk appetite and hit megacap growth and semiconductors, ahead of earnings season. Energy outperformed while most sectors fell, underscoring a rotation toward inflation hedges and defensives.
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U.S. stocks fell as a renewed rise in oil prices and elevated Treasury yields revived inflation concerns. Brent crude climbed 4.2% to above $104 a barrel amid heightened worries over Middle East supply disruptions. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hovered around 5.29%, near its highest level since 2002. Amazon, Tesla and Nvidia fell 0.3% to 1.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 88.19 points.