Mixed Action for Stocks as Treasury Yields Retreat on Jerome Powell Commentary

S&P 500 -0.29%, Dow Jones +0.26%, Nasdaq-100 -0.67% in afternoon trade; Treasury yields retreated after comments, leaving indexes mixed. Moves are modest and skewed toward tech weakness versus cyclical/blue-chip strength, implying limited near-term market directional conviction.

Analysis

S&P 500 -0.29%, Dow Jones +0.26%, Nasdaq-100 -0.67% in afternoon trade; Treasury yields retreated after comments, leaving indexes mixed. Moves are modest and skewed toward tech weakness versus cyclical/blue-chip strength, implying limited near-term market directional conviction.