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US-Iran War Puts Oil, Inflation and Wall Street on a Collision Course

Chipmakers and big tech led gains as oil fell more than 3% and the 10-year Treasury yield slipped below 5%, easing market pressure.

  • Wall Street indexes climbed on Monday, powered by artificial intelligence gains as Treasury yields eased below 5% and crude prices tumbled, relieving pressure on equities.
  • Advanced Micro Devices surged 8.5% to reach $1 trillion in market valuation, while Intel and Arm Holdings each gained more than 12% as investors bet on expanding AI computing.
  • Brent crude tumbled below $100 a barrel, reaching $99.51 for November contracts, while the 10-year Treasury yield slipped below 5%, shifting from headwinds to near-term tailwinds.
  • Investors responded to signs of diplomatic openings between Washington and Tehran, while a breakthrough with Denmark regarding Greenland allayed trade tensions and boosted market sentiment.
  • Markets remain wary of the interest-rate outlook after the Federal Reserve raised rates, while crude in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 284.6 million barrels, the lowest since 1982.
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S&P 500 takes a breather from its highs - Tech and AI stocks in focus, with Meta leading the race - Boosted by falling oil prices and hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East - Eyes on the crucial Trump summit

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Wall Street's main stock indexes began the week by operating in profit field supported by declines in oil prices, with the expectation that diplomatic efforts will put an end to the armed conflict in the Middle East.The Nasdaq leads the increases with 1.62 percent, in the 26 thousand 953.18 integers, followed by the S&P 500 that rises 0.97 percent, in the 7,724.74 units, while the Dow Jones with 0.48 percent more, is around 51,931.40 points.

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Times of India broke the news in India on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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