Oil tops $113 as AI selloff hits stocks and investors buy bonds
Brent crude traded at $113.73 a barrel, its highest since May, on concerns over the war with Iran and rising shipping costs. Doubts about AI spending drove the S&P 500's worst session since July, with declines in Nvidia, Meta, Tesla and CoreWeave. Investors sought refuge in US debt: the 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.97%. The French 10-year yield held around 5.07%.
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- Brent rose to $113.73 a barrel and WTI to $100.08, the highest since May, on the war with Iran and higher shipping costs.
- The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and the Nasdaq 2.6%; Nvidia dropped 4.4%, Meta 7%, CoreWeave 10.1% and Tesla 3.1%.
- The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.97% from 5.13% at the previous close as investors bought safe assets.
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