US stocks plunge as major indices break winning streaks

  • US stock indices suffer significant declines as Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P end winning streaks, with the Russell 2000 taking the biggest hit. Bond yields continue to fall while oil and gold experience mixed performance.

Major US stock indices finally fell in unison.

The NASDAQ and the S&P both fell around -1.50%. The Russell 2000 was the biggest decliner with a fall of close to -1.9%. The Dow and NASDAQ nine-day winning streaks were broken.

The final numbers are showing:

  • Dow Industrial Average fell -475.55 points or -1.27% at 37082.40
  • S&P index felt -69.99 points or -1.47% at 4698 .37
  • Nasdaq index fell -225.29 points or -1.50% at 14777.93

The smaller Russell 2000 was the biggest loser with a decline of -38.11 points or -1.89% at 1982.83

Looking at the US debt market, it wasn't about interest rates, as they continued to fall:

  • 2-year yield 4.356%, -8.0 basis points
  • 5-year yield 3.857%, -7.5 basis points
  • 10-year 3.861%, -6.3 basis points
  • 30-year yield 3.992%, -4.5 basis points

Looking at other markets:

  • Crude oil gave up earlier gains and is now trading down $-0.13 or -0.18% at $73.81. The high price extended to $75.37. The low reached $73.60
  • Gold fell -$10.76 or -0.52% at $2029.39
  • Bitcoin is trading at $43,500. That is all off the low of $42,207. The price raised $44,291

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