Shares of power producers were more or less flat as traders rotated into defensive sectors.
Power utility stocks held flat as Treasury bond buyback expansion compressed long-term yields. Rising cost of capital pressures tech infrastructure capex and M&A financing; ROI thresholds tighten.
Shares of power producers were more or less flat as traders rotated into defensive sectors.
Treasury yields finished mixed as a Treasury Department plan to increase the size of bond buybacks weighed on long-term yields.
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August 19, 2026 18:42 ET (22:42 GMT)
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