By eleven fifty Eastern, the Nasdaq fell 1.08% while the Dow edged up 0.17%.
CAMS Midday Market Check.
Friday, October 16, 2026.
Good afternoon.
By eleven fifty Eastern, the Nasdaq fell 1.08% while the Dow edged up 0.17%.
The S and P 500 was down 0.38%.
Technology lost 1.82%, and the semiconductor fund fell 1.60%.
Nine of 11 tracked sector funds were higher.
Energy and utilities each gained more than 1%, while financials added 0.74%.
That is a sharp rotation, not a market-wide retreat.
Reuters tied the chip pressure to renewed concern about artificial intelligence financing.
Its report said CoreWeave fell 7.6%, and the company's bond yields were above 15%.
The 10-year Treasury yield was near 5.1%, while the dollar index slipped 0.27%.
West Texas Intermediate crude held near $98 a barrel.
Today's data brought growth and inflation into the same picture.
The Federal Reserve said industrial production rose 0.7% in September.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said import prices climbed 1.1%.
For the afternoon, the clean test is whether technology can narrow its loss without weakening the broader participation.
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