BUZZ-U.S. homebuilders rally, mortgage lenders pare losses as equities rebound

Reuters04-09

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** Shares of homebuilders swing into the green and some mortgage lenders trim losses as equities jump on Weds after Trump announces 90-day tariff pause .N

** Homebuilders and mortgage lenders, which are sensitive to Interest rates, were down earlier in the session as yields surged to seven-week highs on apparent large bond liquidations

** Benchmark U.S. Treasury 10-year yield US10YT=RR recently around 4.41% after Treasury saw strong demand for sale of the notes on Weds, potentially easing concerns US/

** Rising rates can boost mortgage rates, which can potentially hurt homebuilders and lenders

** PHLX Housing Index .HGX last up 6.6% on the session

** Homebuilders Pultegroup PHM.N up 5.6%. LGI Homes LGIH.O up ~9%, Lennar LEN.N up ~6% and DR Horton DHI.N up 5.5%

** HGX component and mortgage lender PennyMac Financial Services PFSI.N now up 2%

** Meanwhile, shares of mortgage lenders Rocket Companies RKT.N and Mr. Cooper COOP.O down just 4% and 2%, respectively, recouping steeper declines

** Last week, RKT said it will buy COOP in ~$9 bln all-stock deal

** In recent years, mortgage lenders have grappled with sharp declines in origination volumes due to higher interest rates

** S&P 500 .SPX surging >7% on Weds and set to snap a bruising four-day skid

(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))

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