Dow slides 569 points, tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbles as Treasury yields spike
Consumer confidence fell sharply in September
Advisor Group chief market strategist Phil Blancato, Kaltbaum Capital Management President Gary Kaltbaum, Cresset Capital founding partner Jack Ablin and Hedge Fund Telemetry energy and materials strategist Tracy Shuchart on oil, today’s markets.
U.S. stock indexes tumbled Tuesday as consumer confidence slumped to a seven-month low and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed concerns over inflation.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 569 points, or 1.63%, while the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite index declined 2.04% and 2.83%, respectively.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 43750.86 | -207.33 | -0.47% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 5949.17 | -36.21 | -0.60% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 19107.65077 | -123.07 | -0.64% |
Powell told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning that inflation is larger and longer-lasting than anticipated and that the central bank will use its available tools, if necessary.
The Fed chair's comments came shortly after the Conference Board said consumer confidence fell to 109.3 in September from an upwardly revised 115.2 in August. The reading, which was the lowest since February, was below the 114.5 that analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting.
The selling of U.S. Treasurys continued, with the yield on the 10-year note up 5 basis points to 1.53%, a three-month high.
In stocks, financials, which benefit from a steeper yield curve, outperformed.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAC | BANK OF AMERICA CORP. | 45.90 | +0.03 | +0.07% |
| CFG | CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC. (RHODE ISLAND) | 46.58 | +0.16 | +0.34% |
| C | CITIGROUP INC. | 68.15 | -0.74 | -1.07% |
Meanwhile, mega-cap technology stocks, like Apple Inc., Microsoft Inc. and Amazon Inc., lagged as rising yields are a negative for growth names.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | APPLE INC. | 228.22 | +3.10 | +1.38% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 426.89 | +1.69 | +0.40% |
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 211.48 | -2.62 | -1.22% |
Oil companies like Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Diamondback Energy Inc. and Kinder Morgan Inc. were mixed as West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed down 16 cents at $75.29 a barrel. The energy component had climbed as high as $76.67 a barrel.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COG | NO DATA AVAILABLE | - | - | - |
| FANG | DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC. | 182.42 | +1.08 | +0.60% |
| KMI | KINDER MORGAN INC. | 26.76 | -0.04 | -0.15% |
Ford Motor Co. and Korean battery partner SK Innovation will invest $11.4 billion to build an electric F-150 assembly plant and three battery plants in the U.S. in an effort to speed up the automaker's shift to electric vehicles.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | FORD MOTOR CO. | 11.07 | -0.03 | -0.27% |
In earnings, Thor Industries Inc. reported earnings and revenue that exceeded Wall Street estimates and said its order backlog was at an all-time high.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THO | THOR INDUSTRIES INC. | 109.42 | +0.76 | +0.70% |
Overseas markets were mixed.
European bourses were weaker across the board with France’s CAC 30 tumbling 2.17%, Germany’s DAX 40 sliding 2.09% and Britain’s FTSE 100 declining 0.5%.
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In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.19% while China’s Shanghai Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 0.54% and 1.2%, respectively.