U.S. STOCKS EXTEND LOSSES; S&P 500 DOWN 4.1%, NASDAQ DOWN 5.4%, DOW DOWN 3.2%

U.S. equities extended their losses in the latest session, with the S&P 500 falling 4.1%, the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) sliding 5.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining 3.2%. The outsized drop in the Nasdaq relative to the Dow points to a risk-appetite unwind concentrated in long-duration, high-multiple growth shares, since those equities are most sensitive to rising discount rates and to any downgrade of future earnings expectations. The broader selloff across all three indices also suggests a repricing of equity risk premia rather than a sector-specific shock, with the S&P 500 and NDX most directly exposed given their heavy weighting in technology and communication names. Traders should focus on the next U.S. Consumer Price Index release, since a hotter-than-expected inflation print would likely reinforce expectations of a restrictive Federal Reserve path and extend pressure on index-heavy growth exposure.

The Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is the US large-cap tech benchmark. NDX is more sensitive to rate decisions than SPX because of longer-duration cash flows, and heavily concentrated in Tech/Comms names — mega-cap earnings season dominates price action.

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