S&P 500 and Nasdaq Close at Records While 10- and 30-Year Yields Reach Levels Last Seen in 2002

Equities and the long end of the Treasury curve moved in opposite directions on Monday, with the Nasdaq up 1.05% to 27,477 and the 30-year yield settling near 5.70%.

By Marcus Elrod

Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read

U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finishing at record levels, even as yields on long-dated Treasury securities rose to their highest levels since 2002.

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Marcus Elrod

Marcus tracks positioning, flows and rates. He writes CI's weekly market internals column.

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