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  "title": "Nasdaq hits record as dollar and Treasury yields climb",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/nasdaq-hits-record-as-dollar-and-treasury-yields-climb",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T22:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/06/nasdaq-hits-record-as-dollar-and-treasury-yields-climb"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Wall Street stocks surged on Monday, propelled by strong performance in large-cap companies like Nvidia, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft, as Treasury yields and the dollar reached multiyear highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all gained, with the Nasdaq Composite reaching a new record high. Despite weaker-than-expected US jobs data in September, leading to doubts about a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, major European stock indexes still closed higher, although French equities dropped to a six-month low due to fiscal concerns. Latin American markets also benefited from a rally in Brazilian stocks and the real currency, as a right-wing senator outperformed expectations in the first round of the presidential election. MSCI's global stock gauge rose by 0.7%. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Lisa Shalett pointed out that her team is monitoring equity market revisions, high-yield bond spreads, and US dollar strength amid the perfect storm of accelerating economic growth and AI's influence. While the euro recovered slightly to trade at US$1.122, investor concerns over France's debt and political instability continue to weigh on the single currency.",
  "summary": "US stock indexes were supported by heavyweight tech companies such as Nvidia, Meta and Microsoft, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining about 1%.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Nasdaq hits record as dollar and Treasury yields climb, oil prices ease",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/nasdaq-hits-record-as-dollar-and-treasury-yields-climb-oil-prices-ease",
        "published": "2026-10-05T20:37:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Nasdaq hits record as dollar and Treasury yields climb",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/nasdaq-hits-record-as-dollar-and-treasury-yields-climb-12244909",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News - Finance",
        "title": "Tech heavyweights push Nasdaq to record high close",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tech-heavyweights-push-nasdaq-to-record-high-close",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:30:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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