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Stocks slide as President takes office
All three indexes are still in the green for the day, with the Dow on session lows at 19,778 as of 12:31 p.m. ET.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank as much as 40 points directly after Donald Trump took the oath of office at the US Capitol. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also began to slide as Trump began his speech.
Additionally, US Treasury bonds have ticked off their lows after Trump was sworn in. As of 12:20 pm. ET, the 10-year yield sat at 2.502%, up 4.3 basis points for the day but still slightly below its high for the day.
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