US stocks fade into the close as oil, yields and the dollar stay bid
US equities finished lower, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures weaker, the VIX at 15.62, the US 10-year yield at 5.16, and WTI crude at 95.34 as Middle East risk kept steering price action.
S&P 500 ETF -0.0833%Broad risk-off tone into the close
US 10-year yield +0.9386%Yields stayed firm on war and growth worries
WTI crude +3.4505%Middle East supply risk kept oil bid
US Dollar Index +0.1771%Dollar firmed alongside higher yields
Lead: US equities faded into the close, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures lower, the VIX at 15.62, and the US 10-year yield at 5.16. Session narrative: SPY, QQQ, DIA and IWM all finished lower. Rates stayed firm, long-duration Treasuries sold off, and the dollar index rose to 101.28. Oil remained bid, with WTI at 95.34 and Brent at 107.56, while natural gas jumped. Cross-asset check: Yield pressure and energy strength outweighed the mild pullback in the dollar later in the session. Themes & continuing stories: Geopolitics, Hormuz shipping risk, higher yields, and the firmer dollar stayed at center stage. What’s ahead: Watch whether crude, the ten-year yield, and dollar-yen keep driving the next session’s equity tone.