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Stocks Finish Mixed as Core PCE Cools to 3.0% and the 10-Year Yield Reaches Its Highest Since 2007
The Nasdaq Composite closed higher and the Dow fell 443.87 points as a softer inflation print failed to stop long Treasury yields from climbing to levels last seen nearly two decades ago.
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By Marcus Elrod
Oct 1, 2026 · 5 min read
U.S. stocks ended the final session of September split, with the Nasdaq Composite the only major index to finish higher after a cooler-than-forecast inflation reading was offset by another leg up in long-term interest rates.
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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.