U.S. Stocks Slip as Consumer Confidence Sinks to a 12-Year Low

Wall Street closed modestly lower on Tuesday, September 29, as a fresh reading on consumer sentiment overshadowed a late-session bid for calm in the Middle East. The S&P 500 fell 0.17% to 7,670.84, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.26% to 51,349.92, and the Nasdaq Composite eased 0.09% to 26,797.54.

The main drag on sentiment was a report showing U.S. consumer confidence tumbling to its lowest level in 12 years, adding to worries that persistently high borrowing costs and elevated Treasury yields are starting to weigh on household spending power. Yields on longer-dated Treasurys stayed near multi-decade highs for a second straight session, keeping pressure on rate-sensitive sectors even as crude oil eased from recent peaks. Traders also monitored indirect talks between U.S. and Iranian officials over reopening shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, with analysts noting that geopolitical developments remain very headline-driven as investors weighed the odds of a de-escalation.

Notable Movers

Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) was the session's biggest loser, plunging more than 21% after the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced changes to mortgage-pricing rules aimed at increasing competition to FICO's dominant credit-scoring position. On the upside, cruise operator Carnival Corp. (CCL) jumped nearly 12% after beating third-quarter earnings estimates, and Bloom Energy (BE) surged almost 11% on an analyst price-target upgrade. Elsewhere, cybersecurity and data names lagged, with Palo Alto Networks (PANW) down about 2.8% and Equifax (EFX) off roughly 2.7% after a downgrade from Goldman Sachs.

한국어 요약

9월 29일 화요일, 뉴욕 증시는 소폭 하락 마감했다. S&P500 지수는 0.17% 내린 7,670.84, 다우존스 산업평균지수는 0.26% 하락한 51,349.92, 나스닥 종합지수는 0.09% 밀린 26,797.54에 거래를 마쳤다.

이날 하락의 주요 원인은 소비자심리지수가 12년 만에 최저치로 떨어졌다는 소식이었다. 장기 국채금리가 수십 년 만의 최고 수준 근처에서 계속 높게 유지되면서 금리에 민감한 업종에 부담을 줬다. 다만 미국과 이란 간 호르무즈 해협 항로 재개를 둘러싼 물밑 협상 소식이 일부 긴장을 완화시키며 하락폭을 제한했다.

종목별로는 페어 아이작(FICO)이 연방주택금융청(FHFA)의 모기지 가격 책정 규정 변경 발표로 21% 넘게 급락하며 최대 낙폭을 기록했다. 반면 카니발(CCL)은 3분기 실적 호조에 힘입어 12% 가까이 급등했고, 블룸 에너지(BE)는 투자은행의 목표주가 상향 소식에 11% 가까이 올랐다.

Sources: TheStreet, Google Finance, Reuters | 자료출처: 더스트리트, 구글 파이낸스, 로이터