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Stocks Edge Higher to Start October as the 10-Year Yield Retreats From a 24-Year High
The major indexes finished narrowly in the green after the 10-year Treasury yield pushed above 5.33% intraday, its highest since 2002, then fell back toward 5.25% by the close.
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By Marcus Elrod
Oct 2, 2026 · 2 min read
U.S. stocks opened the fourth quarter with a narrow gain on Thursday, recovering from morning losses as long-dated Treasury yields pulled back from multi-decade highs.
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Marcus Elrod
Marcus tracks positioning, flows and rates. He writes CI's weekly market internals column.
Marcus Elrod writes for Corporate Insider Inc.