India, Oct. 14 -- The S&P 500 fell on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, as hotter-than-expected US inflation data increased concerns about further Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes. Rising Treasury yields, elevated crude oil prices and losses in semiconductor and financial stocks weighed on Wall Street, while investors assessed quarterly earnings from major US banks.

The benchmark S&P 500 declined 0.60%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.06% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.78%, according to Reuters. The market reaction reflected growing concern that persistent inflation could keep monetary policy restrictive for longer than investors had anticipated.

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