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AI stocks lift Wall St as oil falls, Treasury yields decline

Global Published 21 September 2026, 20:29 · archived 21 Sep 2026

Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Monday, powered by AI gains as Treasury yields eased and crude prices tumbled more than 3% to hit an 11-day low on hope of progress in Middle East negotiations during the UN meeting this week. Doomsday warnings from the leaders of AI giants a week ago had led to a selloff, but the mood seemed lighter as investors focused on signs that spending on developing the technology was still expanding. Chip companies such as Intel rose 9%. Advanced Micro Devices surged 8.5% to become the latest chipmaker to reach $1 trillion in market valuation and Micron also gained 3...

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