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Schaeffer's Midday Market Check
9/28/2021
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Dow Set to Snap Win Streak as Tech Sector Weighs


By: Lillian Currens

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) looks ready to snap its four-day win streak, as the tech sector's recent rout catches up with the index, which was last seen down 419 points. A dramatic spike in the 10-year Treasury yield -- which surged as high as 1.558% earlier -- is casting a shadow on both the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) as well, with both trading deep in the red at midday. Stocks' apparent freefall has boosted the Cboe Volatility  Index (VIX), which is eyeing its best day since mid-May.

Investors are also eyeing a budget stalemate in Congress, after Republicans blocked a bill on Monday which would have injected funding into the government until December, and suspended the debt ceiling until the end of 2022. A government shutdown looms if lawmakers cannot reach an agreement by Friday. Plus, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to warn the Senate Banking Committee that inflation pressures may last longer than initially expected. 

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