India, Sept. 18 -- US equities market closed on Friday, September 18, 2026, with bearish sentiment as the markets returned their focus back to treasury yields, Fed policies and oil prices following an extremely volatile session for the day. As the Dow Jones fell by 199.66 points, or 0.39%, to end the day at 51,578.38, while the Nasdaq was down by 0.14% at 26,380.44 and the S&P 500 fell by 0.20% to close at 7,622.34.

The market had recorded a positive performance on the previous day as a result of declining oil prices and bond yields. The market is sensitive to inflation due to the increased interest rates of 25 basis points by the Fed to 3.75-4%.

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