U.S. stocks finish lower as Treasury yields climb to highest level in more than 14 years.

us stocks finish lower as treasury yields climb to highest level in more than 14 years

U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday for the second day in a row as yields on the 10-year and 2-year Treasury notes advanced to their highest levels in more than 14 years, causing early earnings-inspired gains in equities to evaporate. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.80% finished off 29.38 points, or 0.8%, at 3,665.78. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.30% dropped 90.22 points, or 0.3%, to close at 30,333.59. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.61% shed 65.66 points, or 0.6%, to close at 10,614.84. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note rose to 4.608%, its highest level since Aug. 8, 2007, based on 3 p.m. figures from Dow Jones Market Data. The yield on the 10-year Treasury advanced 9.8 basis points to 4.225%, the highest since June 17, 2008.

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