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\nSectors (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...