Stocks End Shaky Day with Modest Losses Amid Bond Market Pressure

The US stock market had a shaky day on Thursday, September 14, 2026. The S&P 500 finished nearly flat and edged down by less than 0.1% following several turns between losses and gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 161 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite added less than 0.1%. The stock market has been slowing its rally since the S&P 500 climbed to the brink of its all-time high earlier in the week due to pressure from the bond market.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped to 5.20% from 5.11% late Wednesday and is back to where it was in 2007. High yields slow the overall economy by making it more expensive to borrow money, while also undercutting prices for stocks and other investments. Yields climbed through the morning, which pushed stocks downward, until they took a sudden turn lower in the midday hours.

The price for a barrel of Brent crude in the most actively traded part of the market went from $102 to roughly $99 in a matter of minutes midday Thursday. It later rose to settle at $100.22, up 2.1% from the prior day.