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Bearish Market Analysis Jun 5, 2026

Market Summary — Post market — 2026-06-05

  • equity market suffered a significant retreat on June 5, 2026, as a combination of robust employment data and extended weakness in the semiconductor sector brought an end to the S&P 500's nine-week winning streak
  • The major averages closed sharply lower, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the decline at -4.18%, followed by the S&P 500 at -2.64% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average at -1.35%
  • The sell-off was primarily driven by a "repricing" of Federal Reserve expectations; the May Nonfarm Payrolls report, which came in at 172,000 versus a consensus of 96,000, fueled expectations for a rate hike as early as December, pushing the CME FedWatch Tool probability to 71%