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Christopher Lagana works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.

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Wall Street drifts lower as bond yields rise and oil prices swing

Wall Street drifts lower as bond yields rise and oil prices swing

Wall Street closed out an up-and-down week with a mixed finish for U.S. indexes as bond yields rose and oil prices swung. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.4%. The majority of stocks on Wall Street fell, and pressure picked up on them as the yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to 5.00%. That yield, an important benchmark for many kinds of loans including mortgages, topped 5% early this week for the first time since 2023. Brent crude briefly dropped below $102 a barrel before pulling back above $103.