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US stocks tumble again as oil prices reach multi-year highs
Wall Street stocks tumbled again Wednesday following a volatile session as markets grapple with the prospect of higher interest rates, while oil prices scaled new multi-year highs.
After an up day in European equity markets, Wall Street stocks began the session on positive ground following good results from Procter & Gamble and other companies.
But stocks faltered in the afternoon, falling especially hard in the last hour of trading on weakening sentiment.
The early gains "looked like a good set-up for an equity rebound, but unfortunately, that didn't happen," Briefing.com said. "The inability to rebound from sizable losses deterred risk sentiment, fueling a belief that more downside was ahead."
All three major indices dropped one percent or more in the session, pushing the Nasdaq into a correction -- a decline of greater than 10 percent from its most recent peak.
Stocks have been under pressure for most of 2022 so far as the Federal Reserve has signaled a significant pivot in monetary policy with an accelerated phase-out of stimulus and interest rate cuts.
Investors were spooked Tuesday as the yield on the 10-year Treasury note jumped above 1.85 percent, amid expectations the Fed could hike interest rates as many as four times this year. The rate, a proxy for the interest rate outlook, remained near that level on Wednesday.
World oil prices zoomed to more seven-year peaks on renewed unrest in the crude-rich Middle East, and on expectations of resurgent post-pandemic demand.
The International Energy Agency lifted its forecast for 2022 oil consumption, now seen at 99.7 million barrels per day, above the pre-Covid level.
"If demand continues to grow strongly or supply disappoints, the low level of stocks and shrinking spare capacity mean that oil markets could be in for another volatile year in 2022," the IEA said.
- Key figures around 2125 GMT -
New York - Dow: DOWN 1.0 percent at 35,028.65 (close)
New York - S&P 500: DOWN 1.0 percent at 4,532.76 (close)
New York - Nasdaq: DOWN 1.2 percent at 14,340.26 (close)
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.4 percent at 7,589.66 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.2 percent at 15,809.72 (close)
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.6 percent at 7,172.98 (close)
EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.3 percent at 4,268.28 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 2.8 percent at 27,467.23 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: UP 0.1 percent at 24,127.85 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.3 percent at 3,558.18 (close)
Euro/dollar: UP at $1.1351 from $1.1325 late Tuesday
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.3610 from $1.3596
Euro/pound: UP at 83.31 pence from 83.30 pence
Dollar/yen: DOWN at 114.33 yen from 114.61 yen
Brent North Sea crude: UP 1.1 percent at $88.44 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: UP 1.8 percent at $86.96 per barrel
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P.Stevenson--AMWN