U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Monday while Treasury yields rose, as traders tamped down bets for Federal Reserve interest-rate easing and worried about the Middle East conflict's impact on oil prices.

Yields continued to surge as Friday's blockbuster jobs report has many questioning how slow the Federal Reserve will go with further rate cuts this year—or if it may even pause. U.S. stocks slide as Treasury yields rise and oil prices climb Brent crude jumped above $80 a barrel Monday and Treasuries dropped,

Stock indexes fell today while Treasury yields rose, as traders tamped down bets for Federal Reserve interest-rate easing.

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday as investors dialed back bets on the scope of the Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, ahead of key inflation data, policymakers' comments and the third-quarter earnings season that starts later this week.

U.S. stocks are slipping Monday as pressure rises from the bond market after Treasury yields hit their highest levels since the summer.

Canada's main stock index closed lower on Monday, hit by falling utility stocks as investors scaled back expectations of a big rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve in November amid rising tensions in the Middle East.