Wall St opens lower as investors dial back bets on Fed rate cuts this year

BY Reuters | | 06:34 AM EST

(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday, as yields surged after robust payroll numbers last week bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will maintain a hawkish stance for most of 2025.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 13.8 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 41,924.68. The S&P 500 fell 45.0 points, or 0.77%, at the open to 5,782.02?, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 258.0 points, or 1.35%, to 18,903.664 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Sukriti Gupta 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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