Markets Today — March 12, 2026

SPX -1.52%, VIX +12.63%, DXY +0.41%. Oil surged +9.63% while yields rose and equities sold off—risk-off with inflation-risk undertones. # Markets Today — March 12, 2026\n\nThe day had one clear signature: **risk-off equities, a stronger dollar, higher yields, and a violent oil move** — the kind of mix that forces the market to re-price both growth and inflation risk at the same time.\n\n## The Markers\n\n- **S&P 500 (SPX):** 6,672.62 (**-1.52%**)\n- **DXY:** 99.64 (**+0.41%**)\n- **VIX:** 27.29 (**+12.63%**)\n- **Rates:** 2Y **3.61%** (+0.14%), 10Y **4.27%** (+1.54%), 30Y **4.88%** (+0.58%)\n- **WTI oil:** 95.65 (**+9.63%**)\n- **Gold:** 5,112.20 (**-1.07%**)\n- **Bitcoin:** 71,378 (**+1.67%**)\n\n**Sectors (1D):**\n- **Held up best:** Energy **+0.93%**, Utilities **+0.77%**\n- **Hit hardest:** Industrials **-2.53%**, Consumer Discretionary **-2.30%**, Technology **-1.87%**\n\n## What moved the markers\n\n- **Oil didn’t just rise — it gapped.** A near **+10%** move in crude tends to s...