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SPY Holds $754 After the Fed Hike as Breadth Thins

Published September 17, 20262 min read

Stone columns of a government building glow gold against a darkening navy sky at dusk. — The Fed's unanimous rate hike kept SPY above $754, but thinning breadth beneath the surface tells a more cautious story. Illustration: MarketIntelLabs

The Federal Reserve's first rate hike in three years, delivered on a unanimous 12-0 vote on September 16, barely dented the S&P 500 proxy. SPY, the exchange-traded fund that tracks the broad large-cap index, closed at $754.05, down 0.44% from the prior session's $757.38. The real story sat underneath, where thinner breadth and a defensive turn tell a different tale than the headline tape suggests.

Key Takeaways SPY closed at $754.05, down 0.44%, as the Fed hiked 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%. The fund tracks the S&P 500. The vote was unanimous at 12-0, and the 10-year Treasury yield pushed back above 5% on hawkish dot-plot signals. Breadth ran thin: roughly 35% of stocks advanced (1,596 up v…

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