US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St dips at the open as yields rise, earnings weigh

BY Reuters | TREASURY | 10/23/24 09:32 AM EDT

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday, pressured by rising Treasury yields and as investors focused on earnings from companies including Coca-Cola, Boeing and Starbucks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 222.65 points, or 0.52%, at the open to 42,702.24. The S&P 500 fell 16.7 points, or 0.29%, at the open to 5,834.5?, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 71.1 points, or 0.38%, to 18,502.06 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Lisa Mattackal in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)

In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding them until maturity is not possible.

Lower-quality debt securities generally offer higher yields, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.

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