Nasdaq-100 stocks are leading the market lower amid a broad flight from risk assets. Escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities have sparked a surge in oil prices and a global bond-market sell-off, pushing Treasury yields to multi-month highs. This has renewed inflation fears and concerns about potential Federal Reserve tightening, which disproportionately affects high-growth technology stocks by discounting the present value of future earnings.
Growth Stocks Fall on Geopolitical Tensions and Rising Yields