S&P 500 Falls 1.50% for Third Consecutive Day

Major US indices declined sharply with the S&P 500 dropping 1.50% to 6,507.49, Nasdaq falling 1.98%, and Dow losing 0.96%. War-driven oil volatility, rising yields, and options expiration triggered broad risk-off sentiment. The risk-off environment typically strengthens USD against commodity currencies and weakens risk-sensitive pairs. Rising yields support dollar strength while oil volatility impacts energy-linked currencies like CAD and NOK.