Βy Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Devik Jain
Aug 19 (Reuters) – Wall Street fell ⲟn Frіday with megacap growth ɑnd technology stocks leading ɑ broader market selloff ɑs rate hike worries sapped risk appetite.
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Deere fell 2.8% after it missed earnings estimates as the world’s largest heavy equipment maker continues to grapple with parts shortages stemming from supply chain snarls.
The S&P 500 industrials sector fell 1%.
High-growth and technology stocks such as Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc declined nearly 2% as U.S.Treasury bond yields climbed, mimicking European bonds after Germany reported record-high increases in monthly producer prices.
Banks also fell 1.3% and were on track to end the week lower, potentially snapping their six-week winning streak.
Meanwhile, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Friday the U.S.central bank’s efforts to control inflation could lead to a recession, but it needn’t be “calamitous”.
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Thursday he was leaning toward supporting a third straight 75-basis-point rate hike in September, while San Francisco Fed colleague Mary Daly said hiking rates by 50 or 75 basis points next month would be “reasonable”.
At 09:46 a.m.ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 192.74 points, or 0.57%, at 33,806.30, the S&P 500 was down 38.75 points, or 0.90%, at 4,244.99, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 187.97 points, or bitcoin mining rig for sale 1.45%, at 12,777.37.
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