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Stocks Face Selloff on Yield Spike
September 9, 2026
The major averages were under pressure after yields climbed to fresh multiyear highs after the Treasury Department announced it was going to triple its buyback operation of longer-dated government debt. Despite the selloff, stocks got a bit of a reprieve as the announced $6 billion plan was smaller than the $10 billion which was expected by analysts. The rate on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.857%, its highest mark since November 2023, while the two-year T-Bill climbed to 4.41%. Losses were broad, led by retailers like Amazon (AMZN) at -1.78%, while Meta Platforms (META) jumped +6.55% on the launch of its Muse AI agent. The DJIA was lower by 405.41 points (-0.77%), closing at 52380.66. The S&P 500 fell by 37.16 points (-0.48%) and settled at 7636.36 while the NASDAQ plunged by 168.07 points (0.64%), closing at 26253.34.
Breadth was negative with declining issues beating advancing issues by 3:1 on the NYSE and on the NASDAQ. The declining volume was 76% on the NYSE and 64% on the NASDAQ. VIX was higher by 0.78 points (4.96%) and settled at 16.50. Crude oil finished higher by $3.83 (4.12%), as the October contract closed at $96.86 a barrel. Gold prices were higher by 3.60 points (0.08%) and settled at $4442.60 an ounce. Bitcoin (BTC) closed the session at $78131.52.
Adding to today’s selloff was another spike in oil. WTI crude climbed to $96 a barrel and Brent, the global benchmark, reached over $101, its first trip into triple digits in more than a month, after fighting between the US and Iran escalated. As a result, the Energy (XLE) sector, already up more than 45% year to date, was the only S&P 500 sector in the green as Exxon Mobil (XOM) gained +2.22% and Chevron (CVX) added +1.91%. New import bans on some Canadian goods, added to the inflation worries weighing on bonds, and traders now put the odds of a quarter-point rate hike at this month's Fed meeting at 60%, according to CME Group, up slightly from Tuesday.
Earnings releases to watch on Thursday include: Adobe (ADBE), Oracle (ORCL), Macy’s (M), National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) and Restoration Hardware (RH).
Thursday’s Market Moving Economic Calendar include: Jobless Claims, PPI-Final Demand and Existing Home Sales.
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