US stocks drift after oil prices ease and Big Tech stocks fall
[June 23, 2026] By
STAN CHOE
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted through a mixed day of trading on
Monday after oil prices eased and falling Big Tech stocks weighed on
Wall Street.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%, coming off its 11th winning week in the last
12, and pulled 1.8% below its all-time high set early this month. The
Dow Jones Industrial Average added 148 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq
composite slumped 1.3%.
In the oil market, prices fell following talks over the weekend between
the United States and Iran on their war. U.S. Vice President JD Vance
said they created a “good foundation for a successful final deal.”
An end to the war could clear the Strait of Hormuz for oil tankers and
allow for the undisputed resumption of deliveries from the Persian Gulf.
Iran’s military had said Saturday that it closed the Strait of Hormuz
again, though U.S. Central Command has disputed that.
The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil fell 3.2% to $77.52, closer to
its roughly $70 price from before the war. Benchmark U.S. crude oil fell
2.6% to $73.86 per barrel.
The lower oil prices, though, did not pull down Treasury yields in the
bond market. Yields have been climbing because of speculation the
Federal Reserve may hike interest rates this year to keep a lid on
inflation, which has been accelerating because of expensive oil caused
by the Iran war. Economists expect a report on Thursday to show a
measure of inflation for U.S. consumers sped up to 4.1% in May from 3.8%
in April.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to 4.50% from 4.46% late
Thursday and from just 3.97% before the war.
Traders are betting on a nearly 90% chance the Fed will raise its
federal funds rate at least once by the end of the year, with a small
minority calling for four increases. That’s up from the 57% chance seen
just a week ago, according to data from CME Group.
High yields in bond markets worldwide caused by worries about inflation
are threatening to slow economies, and they have already sent rates
higher for mortgages and other kinds of loans. High yields also hurt
prices for investments, particularly those seen as the most expensive.
That raises the pressure on companies whose stock prices have soared in
the mania around artificial-intelligence technology.
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Options trader Joseph D'Arrigo works on the floor of the New York
Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
 SpaceX fell 16.4% to $154.60. It’s
the third straight drop for the company behind xAI since a big
three-day run following its ballyhooed debut on the U.S. stock
market, when it initially sold its stock at $135 per share.
The day’s heaviest weights on the S&P 500 included drops of 5% for
Alphabet, 4.7% for Amazon and 4.5% for Broadcom.
Elsewhere on Wall Street, AbbVie climbed 6.2% after saying it agreed
to buy Apogee Therapeutics and its potential treatments for patients
with dermatologic, respiratory and other related inflammatory and
immunological diseases.
Apogee Therapeutics soared 46.7% following the announcement of the
deal, valued at roughly $10.9 billion.
All told, the S&P 500 fell 27.79 points to 7,472.79. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average added 148.01 to 51,712.71, and the Nasdaq
composite fell 351.33 to 26,166.60.
In stock markets abroad, the United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 rose 0.7%
after Keir Starmer said he was stepping down as leader of the
governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks.
In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.5% and ended at another
all-time high, led by AI stocks. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.7% to
its own record, helped by AI-related companies.
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AP Business Writers Chan Ho-him and Matt Ott and AP Senior Producer
Mayuko Ono contributed to this report.
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