Wall Street opens lower on rising bond yields, inflation concerns

Wall Street opens lower on rising bond yields, inflation concerns

Wall Street opens lower on rising bond yields, inflation concerns

The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury debt hit a four-year high of 2.885 percent, having jumped almost 7 basis points on Friday. The S&P 500 and the Dow saw their worst weeks since early January 2016 while the Nasdaq recorded its worst week since early Feb 2016. The CBOE Volatility Index , the most widely followed barometer of expected near-term volatility for the S&P 500 Index, was trading at 18.86, its highest since November 2016.

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