{
  "id": 8358065,
  "title": "Stocks Settle Sharply Higher as Crude Oil and Bond Yields Fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/stocks-settle-sharply-higher-as-crude-oil-and-bond-yields-fall",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T20:34:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/stocks-settle-sharply-higher-crude-203410332.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, the S&P 500 Index rose by 1.14%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed by 0.61%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index increased by 1.73%. September E-mini S&P futures and September E-mini Nasdaq futures both saw gains of 1.10% and 1.67%, respectively. Falling oil prices contributed to the sharp rise in stock indexes, easing inflation concerns and driving bond yields down. WTI crude oil prices fell nearly 1% on Thursday due to signs that Middle East supply disruptions would ease, bolstering hopes that inflation could be controlled. The 10-year T-note yield dropped 7 basis points to 4.94%. Investors are increasingly backing U.S. bonds, with Bank of America declaring a generational entry point in U.S. bonds. Meanwhile, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Oracle's $745B financing deal passed its first stress test amid a Fed rate hike. Despite mixed economic news, such as an unexpected decline in weekly jobless claims and a smaller-than-anticipated fall in housing starts, the US economy showed resilience in the labor market. US economic indicators, including weekly jobless claims, housing starts, and building permits, all fell short of expectations. The September Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey also fell short of forecasts. However, European stock markets settled mixed, with the Euro Stoxx 50 up by 0.90%, China's Shanghai Composite down by 0.41%, and Japan's Nikkei-225 Stock Average up by 0.33%. The 10-year German bund yield fell by 3.1 basis points to 3.477%, while the 10-year UK gilt yield dropped to a 1-week low of 5.222%. Eurozone August CPI was revised downward to 3.2% year-over-year, and core CPI remained unchanged at 2.4% year-over-year. The Bank of England maintained its benchmark interest rate at 3.75%, citing little evidence of second-round effects in price and wage setting. The BOE also abandoned plans to sell long-dated gilts as part of its quantitative tightening program. Amid strong gains in chipmakers and AI stocks, the broader market benefited from the rally, with major tech companies like Intel, AMD, and Micron Technology leading the charge.",
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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."
}