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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street s main indexes recoiled from record highs on Thursday as surging U.S. Treasury yields took the shine off stocks now that a strong economic recovery looked more certain and investors clung to concerns that inflation would rise.
The S&P 500 was down more than 2% at one point, and retreating technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq down more than 3% as the benchmark 10-year note yield surged more than 20 basis points to a one-year high above 1.6%.
That surge put the 10-year interest rate above the 1.48% S&P 500 dividend yield, wiping out the strong advantage that the stock market has held over bonds during the pandemic.
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