Hot inflation drove a tech selloff, leaving the Nasdaq down 1.88% while the Dow was nearly flat.
CAMS Closing Market Recap.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Good evening.
Hot inflation drove a tech selloff, leaving the Nasdaq down 1.88% while the Dow was nearly flat.
The S and P 500 closed at 7,718.94, down 1.11%.
The Nasdaq Composite ended at 26,692.87.
The Dow finished at 51,621.48.
The Russell 2000 lost about 2.1%.
Eight of eleven tracked sector funds fell.
Technology lost 2.98%, while health care gained 2.51% and consumer staples added 2.22%.
The completed-session fields showed about 1.62 billion Nasdaq shares and 438 million Dow shares.
The 10-year Treasury yield finished near 5.19%.
The 2-year yield was 4.81%, the dollar index gained 0.36%, and the V I X closed at 16.86.
November West Texas Intermediate crude settled at $95.09, while December gold settled at $4,107.90.
Singapore authorities confirmed that the G F S Pride sank after a projectile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, with its crew evacuated and no injuries reported.
Saudi officials also reported a limited fire at a Saudi Aramco administrative building in Dhahran, with no injuries or fatalities.
September consumer prices rose 0.6% for the month and 3.7% from a year earlier.
Core inflation rose 2.6% over the year.
The Federal Reserve's Beige Book found little growth outside manufacturing, little change in employment, and broader price pressure led by higher oil costs.
Bank of America fell 4.76% after reporting a $1.2 billion regulatory settlement charge.
United States shares of A S M L lost 3.94% even after the company reported record quarterly sales.
Oracle dropped 8.83%, and CoreWeave fell 15.46%, as higher-rate worries hit debt-heavy artificial-intelligence infrastructure names.
The market closed defensively, with inflation, borrowing costs, and shipping risk outweighing positive company results.
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