12:15 PM EDT, 09/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes fell along with government bond yields and the dollar after midday Tuesday as the likelihood of a last-minute deal between Republicans and Democrats to avert a government shutdown receded.

The Nasdaq Composite slid 0.2% to 22,547.1, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% to 6,646.2, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.4% lower at 46,129.3. Energy, communication services, and financials led the decliners, while healthcare and technology were among the trio of gainers intraday.

A Monday meeting on a short-term spending bill ended without an agreement. Selling pressure pushed the dollar down 0.4% against the Japanese yen after US Vice President J. D. Vance warned that a partial government shutdown is imminent. Gold futures rose 0.2% to $3,864.01, following an earlier all-time high of $3,899.20, as the Tuesday midnight deadline approached.

In economic data, US job openings rose to 7.227 million in August, beating expectations of 7.2 million and slightly above July's 7.208 million. The openings rate held steady at 4.3%, down from 4.6% a year earlier. Meanwhile, the Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 94.2 in September, below forecasts and its lowest since April 2025.

Most US Treasury yields retreated, with the 10-year down 1.2 basis points to 4.13% and the two-year rate 3.5 basis points lower at 3.6%.

In company news, shares of Lamb Weston ( LW ) rose 4.1% intraday, the top performer on the S&P 500, after the company reported lower fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings and higher revenue that beat analyst expectations.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures dropped 1.7% to $62.37 a barrel.