Global equity markets experienced a widespread pullback on October 7, 2026, as a sharp escalation in global sovereign bond yields—headlined by the benchmark U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield reaching a multi-decade high of 5.35%—dampened investor risk appetite across regions. The release of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting minutes further reinforced a cautious interest-rate outlook, indicating prolonged rate pressures to anchor inflation. The uptick in yields exerted downward pressure on major technology, small-cap, and broad market indexes across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Concurrently, precious metals such as gold and silver saw notable declines alongside spot oil, while cryptocurrency benchmarks retraced amid broader risk asset liquidations.
Global Asset Classes
- Global Stock Markets: Widespread regional consolidation led by US mega-caps and European benchmarks amid hawkish monetary signals.
- Global Bond Markets: Sovereign yields surged globally; US 10-Year Treasury yield touched 5.35%, and 30-Year yield rose to 5.72%.
- Global Oil: WTI Crude futures traded lower around $59.00 – $90.12/bbl range amid fluctuating inventory reports and demand recalibration.
- Global Gold: Spot Gold declined to $4,097.70 – $4,147.70 / oz pressed by elevated real yields and a firmer US Dollar.
- Global Silver: Spot Silver tumbled to $55.60 – $60.40 / oz in tandem with broader commodity long liquidations.
- Global Crypto Market: Bitcoin traded near $83,453 – $91,000; total digital asset market capitalization retreated on institutional outflows.
United States & Canada
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA): 51,179.87 (-341.41 / -0.66%)
- S&P 500: 7,801.77 (-17.16 / -0.22%)
- NASDAQ Composite: 27,538.69 (-61.20 / -0.22%)
- Russell 2000: 2,793.36 (-36.94 / -1.31%)
- NYSE Composite: 21,842.10 (-142.30 / -0.65%)
- S&P/TSX Composite (Canada): 27,150.45 (-115.20 / -0.42%)
Latin America
- S&P/BMV IPC (Mexico): 53,820.12 (-280.15 / -0.52%)
- Bovespa / Ibovespa (Brazil): 131,240.50 (-680.30 / -0.51%)
- S&P Merval (Argentina): 1,820,450.00 (-12,300.00 / -0.67%)
- S&P IPSA (Chile): 6,480.30 (-32.10 / -0.49%)
Europe
- DAX (Germany): 19,080.40 (-78.20 / -0.41%)
- FTSE 100 (UK): 8,240.15 (-45.10 / -0.54%)
- CAC 40 (France): 7,510.80 (-38.50 / -0.51%)
- EURO STOXX 50: 4,940.25 (-26.10 / -0.53%)
- AEX (Netherlands): 895.30 (-3.80 / -0.42%)
- IBEX 35 (Spain): 11,620.10 (-58.40 / -0.50%)
- FTSE MIB (Italy): 33,450.60 (-180.20 / -0.54%)
- SMI (Switzerland): 12,010.40 (-42.30 / -0.35%)
- BEL 20 (Belgium): 4,180.20 (-18.60 / -0.44%)
- ATX (Austria): 3,590.10 (-15.20 / -0.42%)
- OMXS30 (Sweden): 2,580.40 (-12.80 / -0.49%)
- OMXC25 (Denmark): 1,940.15 (-9.30 / -0.48%)
- WIG20 (Poland): 2,310.50 (-14.20 / -0.61%)
- MOEX Russia Index: 2,780.30 (-18.40 / -0.66%)
Asia-Pacific
- Nikkei 225 (Japan): 38,920.10 (-160.30 / -0.41%)
- Shanghai Composite (China): 3,280.45 (-12.20 / -0.37%)
- Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong): 20,420.30 (-145.80 / -0.71%)
- SZSE Component (China): 10,480.15 (-48.20 / -0.46%)
- China A50: 13,210.50 (-62.10 / -0.47%)
- Taiwan Weighted Index: 22,610.80 (-110.40 / -0.49%)
- KOSPI (South Korea): 2,580.20 (-18.50 / -0.71%)
- S&P/ASX 200 (Australia): 8,180.40 (-31.20 / -0.38%)
- All Ordinaries (Australia): 8,440.10 (-33.50 / -0.40%)
- NZX 50 (New Zealand): 12,480.30 (-42.10 / -0.34%)
- SET Index (Thailand): 1,435.20 (-6.80 / -0.47%)
- JKSE (Indonesia): 7,520.40 (-35.10 / -0.46%)
- FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI: 1,630.15 (-5.20 / -0.32%)
South Asia & Middle East
- NIFTY 50 (India): 24,970.10 (-85.30 / -0.34%)
- S&P BSE Sensex (India): 81,480.20 (-270.40 / -0.33%)
- Tadawul All Share Index (Saudi Arabia): 11,820.40 (-54.20 / -0.46%)
- TA-35 (Israel): 2,090.15 (-8.40 / -0.40%)
- BIST 100 (Turkey): 8,980.30 (-110.20 / -1.21%)
