Real Estate Stocks Slump After Inflation Print -- WSJ

Dow Jones04-11

By Karen Langley

Wednesday was not the day to bet on real-estate stocks.

The sector was down 4.5% in recent trading, easily the worst performance of the S&P 500's 11 segments. The decline put it on pace for its worst day since June 2022.

Blame interest rates. Investors often turn to real-estate stocks for their hefty dividend payments. When bond yields riseas they did after this morning's hotter-than-expected inflation reportthose dividends become less enticing.

Higher borrowing costs can also hurt earnings for the group, said James Ragan, director of wealth management research at D.A. Davidson.

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April 10, 2024 13:17 ET (17:17 GMT)

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