US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street drops at the open after Powell dents rate-cut hopes

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 11/15/24 09:32 AM EST

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there was no need to rush interest-rate cuts, pushing up bond yields and pressuring rate-sensitive equities.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 162.9 points, or 0.37%, at the open to 43,587.93. The S&P 500 fell 36.4 points, or 0.61%, at the open to 5,912.79?, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 177.7 points, or 0.93%, to 18,929.916 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Lisa Pauline Mattackal in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)

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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