Nasdaq Composite Drops Sharply Amid Rising Bond Yields; Dow and S&P 500 Also Decline

On May 19, 2026, the Nasdaq Composite fell by nearly 0.86% due to rising bond yields impacting growth stocks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined slightly at 0.31%. The S&P 500 also dropped 0.51%, with major tech companies like Alphabet and Amazon dragging down indices.

By Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool Tue, May 19, 2026 at 8:53 PM GMT+3 4 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

Nasdaq Composite Drops Sharply Amid Rising Bond Yields; Dow and S&P 500 Also Decline

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Topics: bond yields Dow Jones Industrial Average Nasdaq Composite stock market decline

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