US STOCKS-Wall St mixed as benchmark Treasury yields reach 5%, oil takes a pause | International

- U.S. stocks were mixed as benchmark Treasury yields topped 5% and oil held above $100 per barrel, with the Nasdaq narrowly bucking the downtrend led by a semiconductor rally, while the S&P 500 and Dow edged lower for the week. Investors weighed ongoing inflation concerns, potential further Fed rate hikes, and global factors like elevated oil prices and recent currency/central bank moves.

US STOCKS-Wall St mixed as benchmark Treasury yields reach 5%, oil takes a pause | International # US STOCKS-Wall St mixed as benchmark Treasury yields reach 5%, oil takes a pause Reuters | Updated: 19-09-2026 00:00 IST | Created: 19-09-2026 00:00 IST Wall Street was mixed on Friday as benchmark US Treasury yields topped 5%, and crude prices reversed earlier gains but remained above $100 per barrel, keeping inflation worries front and center. Investors approached the end of a week that was essentially split in two: first, ‌restless anticipation in the days before the US Federal Reserve's widely expected interest rate hike, and then the aftermath of that decision. A semiconductor rally helped the Nasdaq evade the broader selloff, which pulled the S&P 500 and the Dow marginally lower. The S&P 500 is on track to end the session with a weekly loss, while the tech-laden Nasdaq is on course to end nominally higher than last Friday's ‌close. The blue-chip Dow is headed for its biggest weekly percentage decline since March. Inflation concerns remained prominent as crude prices stayed above $100 per barrel, but they paused their upward climb after ‌China, at the request of Saudi Arabia, asked Iran to limit attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi oil infrastructure. Soaring oil prices have sent diesel prices to record levels, which is likely to translate into broader inflationary pressures affecting farming and shipping costs. "There's no question that the elevated oil prices are bleeding into different sections of the economy," said Matthew Keator, managing partner at the Keato…

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