# Tech stocks weigh on Wall Street as Iran stalemate lifts oil and yields

https://mins.news/en/item/25283

- Reuters, 2026-08-18 15:15 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/us-stock-futures-drop-fading-iran-peace-hopes-lift-oil-bond-yields-2026-08-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a847707c69d290001819264

> Wall Street’s major indexes fell to roughly two-week lows on Tuesday as heavyweight technology shares declined. Waning hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal supported higher oil prices and kept government bond yields near multi-year highs.

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