Thursday, 24 October 2024: Markets decline as bond yields climb

Oct 23, 2024 · 4m 33s

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US equity markets declined as bond yields continued to climb - Dow dropped -410-points or -0.96%, paring an earlier decline of as much as 632 points but still marking the...

US equity markets declined as bond yields continued to climb - Dow dropped -410-points or -0.96%, paring an earlier decline of as much as 632 points but still marking the 30-stock index’s largest one-day decline since 6 September. McDonald’s Corp fell -5.12% to be the worst performer in the 30-stock index after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said they were investigating an E. coli outbreak. Amazon.com Inc (down 2.6%) and Apple Inc (-2.16%) both fell over >2%. Verizon Communications Inc rose 3.28% to be the leading Dow component overnight, recouping some of the previous session’s -5.3% decline in the wake of telecom giant’s third quarter result falling short of consensus expectations despite continuing to add wireless phone and internet subscribers

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