Wall Street Starts the Week in the Red as Oil and Bond Yields Climb

Investors opened the week nervously. On Monday the Dow dropped about 347 points, or 0.67 percent, to finish near 51,482, while the S&P 500 lost roughly 0.8 percent and the Nasdaq slipped about 0.9 percent. Two worries did most of the damage: renewed U.S.-Iran tension that pushed oil higher, and a jump in Treasury yields.

Boeing was the biggest drag after regulators delayed one of its planes, and AI-linked names were soft too, with Meta down nearly five percent and AMD off 3.6 percent. Nvidia bucked the trend and edged up. Analysts also noted the S&P 500 is flirting with a negative September, having sat almost flat for the month. Under the surface, 28 stocks hit fresh 52-week lows compared with just three highs. A busy run of economic data lands this week, so volatility could stick around. This is not investment advice, just a snapshot of a bumpy session.