Dow closes lower by nearly 400 points as surging oil prices and rising Treasury yields weigh on stocks
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Stocks struggled Monday as rising oil prices and higher Treasury yields weighed on market sentiment.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 398.51 points, or 0.94%, ending at 41,954.24. The S&P 500 slid 0.96% to 5,695.94, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.18% to close at 17,923.90.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose more than 4 basis points to 4.02%. That marks the first time since August that the yield topped 4%. Oil prices also rose as tensions in the Middle East remain high. U.S. crude climbed more than 3% to settle above $77 per barrel.
Monday’s moves come after a bumpy week for stocks that saw the major averages grind out modest gains. The S&P 500 added 0.2% for the week, whiletheNasdaqCompositeinchedup0.1% and the Dow added 0.1%.
S&P 500 jumps nearly 1%, Dow adds 100 points as cooler oil prices lift stocks
Stocks rebounded on Tuesday following a losing session on Wall Street, as oil prices eased, and investors assessed ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
The S&P 500 gained 0.97% to settle at 5,751.13, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.45% to finish at 18,182.92. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 126.13 points, or 0.3%, to end at 42,080.37.
West Texas Intermediate oil futures dropped 4.6% Tuesday as traders monitored Israel’s expected retaliation to Iran missile attacks and U.S. efforts to prevent a wider regional conflict. The move pressured energy stocks, with the S&P sector slumping 2.6%. Marathon Petroleum and Valero Energy shed 7.7% and 5.3%, respectively.
“The war seems to be on the forefront of everybody’s mind,” said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management. “Biggerpictureistheelectionandtherearealotof uncertainties revolving around taxes and how that’s going to impact earnings potentially going forward.”
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US crude stocks rose last week, fuel inventories dipped as demand surged, EIA says
U.S. crude stocks rose last week, while fuel inventories fell sharply, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, as back-to-back major hurricanes drove gasoline demand to nearly a three-year high.
Crude inventories rose by 5.8 million barrels to 422.7 million barrels in the week ended October 4, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2-million-barrel rise.
Together, gasoline and distillate fuels declined by some 9.42 million barrels last week. Analysts said that draw was primarily due to stockpiling ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is slated to hit Florida as a major storm on Wednesday.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by 1.2 million barrels last week, the EIA said.
"Messy data because of the hurricane, but stronger product demand than expected," said Josh Young, chief investment officer at Bison Interests.
Oil futures pared some losses following the report. Global Brent futures were trading at $76.24 a barrel, down 92 cents at 11:09 a.m. EDT (1509 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were trading at $72.83 a barrel, off 74 cents.
Wall Street ends slightly lower after higher-than-expected inflation, jobless claims
Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Thursday as investors looked to higher-than-expected inflation and unemployment claims for indications on the health of the U.S. economy and the path for interest rates.
The closely watched Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% on a monthly basis in September and 2.4% on an annual basis, with both figures being slightly higher than estimated by economists polled by Reuters.
The core figure, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 3.3% year-over-year, versus an estimate of 3.2%.
In a separate report released on Thursday, jobless claims also rose to 258,000 for the week ending Oct. 5, versus an estimate of 230,000.
"Investors were torn between a stronger than expected CPI report and a weaker than expected unemployment claims report," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officerat Cresset Capital inChicago. "One showed inflation running hotter than expected and the other showed the economy looking weaker than expected. ‘’It's the worst of both worlds."
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Hurricane Milton leaves at least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida
Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornados, killed at least 10 people and left millions without power, but the storm did not trigger the catastrophic surge of seawater that was feared.
Governor Ron DeSantis said the state had avoided the "worst-case scenario," though he cautioned the damage was still significant and flooding remained a concern. The Tampa Bay area appeared to sidestep the storm surge that had prompted the direst warnings, though the barrier islands along the shore south of the city endured extensive flooding.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at a White House briefing that there were reports of 10 deaths thus far, adding it appeared they were caused by tornados. At least 27 twisters touched down in Florida, he said.
In St. Lucie County on Florida's east coast, a spate of tornados killed five people, including at least two in the senior-living Spanish Lakes communities, county spokesperson Erick Gill said.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hurricane-milton-weakens-it-marches-across-central-florida-homes-destroyed-2024-10-10/