U.S. stocks were under fresh pressure Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, as elevated Treasury yields and rising oil prices kept weighing on risk assets after Wednesday’s selloff, according to Associated Press, Reuters, and Bloomberg wraps.
Wednesday’s close already set the tone: S&P 500 about −0.75% to 7,706, Nasdaq about −1.13% to 26,936, Dow about −0.68% to 51,512, with the 10-year yield near 5.11–5.14% — levels not seen since around 2007 — after a hot business-activity print and Fed hike odds rising for October. Bloomberg’s Thursday wrap flagged 30-year yields near a 2004 high (~5.43%) as oil and the long end of the curve led the pressure.
Thursday open: third day of slippage risk
AP’s Thursday morning snapshot had the S&P down about 0.4% shortly after the open, the Dow off roughly 124 points (~0.2%), and the Nasdaq about 0.6% lower — on track for a third straight down day after a run that had brought the S&P near its August record. The 10-year briefly neared 5.15% before easing toward ~5.09%. Brent crude was cited near $100 (AP ~$99.88 early; Bloomberg wraps had Brent pushing toward the low $100s / WTI near the low $90s depending on the timestamp).
Mega-cap and AI-linked names remained among the heaviest weights: Nvidia and Meta were repeatedly cited as decliners in Reuters/Bloomberg futures coverage ahead of and into the session. Middle East uncertainty and caution ahead of a Trump–Xi meeting also featured in Reuters’ futures note.
This is a tape report, not a trade recommendation. Not investment advice.
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