$SPY $QQQ $IWM — Stocks closed sharply lower as investors pulled back from beta and growth after fresh signals that rate cuts may be farther off than expected. The S&P 500 (SPY) fell 1.52%, the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) lost 1.72% and small caps (IWM) dropped 2.15%, with pockets of strength in select names like Cisco and a handful of small-cap winners.