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Jun 3, 2026 4:00 PM

S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Drop From Records As Rate-Hike Bets Build, Oil Climbs: Stock Market Today

U.S. stocks retreated from record highs at midday Wednesday as hotter-than-expected economic data and a renewed surge in Treasury yields revived fears the Federal Reserve could soon raise interest rates.

The S&P 500 fell 0.6% to around 7,568, putting a nine-session winning streak in jeopardy. A late-day rebound back into positive territory would instead stretch the run to 10 days, its longest since 1995.

Treasuries Sold Off Sharply

The yield on the 10-year note climbed about 6 basis points to 4.50%, the 2-year rose to 4.10%, and the 30-year held at 5.00%.

The move followed ADP data showing the private sector added 122,000 jobs in May, above forecasts and the strongest reading since January 2025, alongside a stronger-than-expected ISM Services index at 54.5 and a 4.8% jump in factory orders.

The Nasdaq 100 dipped 0.5% to about 30,513 as the rise in yields hammered the largest growth names. Within Magnificent Seven stocks, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) fell 3.4%, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) dropped 3.0% and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) lost 2.4%.

The small-cap Russell 2000 underperformed, falling 1.2%.

Meanwhile, the latest Iranian strikes and a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories lifted oil for a third straight session.

West Texas Intermediate crude rose 2.5% to trade above $96 a barrel, while Brent climbed 2.0% toward $98, extending a third consecutive daily advance after government data showed U.S. crude inventories fell by roughly 8 million barrels last week, far more than expected.

Gold pulled back from recent strength, sliding 1.1% to about $4,440 an ounce as the stronger dollar and rising real yields sapped demand, dragging the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD) lower. Silver fell 2.3%.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell for the fourth straight session to $65,900, reaching lows last seen in late March.

Wednesday’s Performance In Major US Indices

Index

Last

% Change

S&P 500

7,567.66

-0.6%

Dow Jones

50,900

-0.8%

Nasdaq 100

30,513

-0.5%

Russell 2000

2,897.89

-1.2%

Updated by 12:15 PM ET

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