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U.S. equity markets closed lower on Thursday, September 10, 2026, extending their losing streak to four consecutive sessions as a renewed surge in crude oil prices and climbing bond yields pressured risk assets. The S&P 500 fell 44.66 points, or 0.6%, to 7,591.70; the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 316.56 points, or 0.6%, to 52,064.10; and the Nasdaq Composite lost 171.62 points, or 0.7%, to 26,081.72. Selling was broad but orderly, with indexes drifting near session lows into the 4 p.m. ET close on thinning volume, according to market recaps published that afternoon. The decline was driven by the combination of crude trading above $100 a barrel and long-dated Treasury yields pushing toward multi-year highs, a mix that raises input costs for companies and lifts the discount rate applied to future earnings. Utilities and consumer cyclical shares held up best, while basic materials lagged. The session mattered because it showed investors repricing both inflation risk and the path of Federal Reserve policy at the same time, rather than treating the energy shock in isolation.