Treasury yields surge and US stocks fall as rate cut bets ease

Treasury yields surge and US stocks fall as rate cut bets ease

US stocks declined in the first session of the year, while Treasury yields surged as traders moderated expectations for interest rate cuts.

The benchmark S&P 500 fell 0.6 per cent, dragged down by tech stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 1.6 per cent, notching its worst daily fall since late October.

Yields on the rate-sensitive two-year Treasury rose 0.07 percentage points to 4.32 per cent, while the yield on the 10-year note rose 0.08 percentage points to 3.94 per cent, having topped 4 per cent earlier.

The dollar rose 0.9 per cent against a basket of six peers.