October 13, 2026

Morning Brief, Oct 13: 30-year mortgage rate rises to 7.40%

Wall Street

S&P 500

7,807.24

▼ -0.06%

Nasdaq

27,245.9

▼ -0.44%

Dow

51,850.55

▲ +0.38%

Russell 2000

2,794.48

▼ -0.45%

Mixed · Dow led at +0.38%

S&P 500 sectors

Energy▲ +1.43%

Cons. Staples▲ +1.17%

Communication▲ +0.97%

Real Estate▲ +0.75%

Health Care▲ +0.69%

Financials▲ +0.58%

Utilities▲ +0.53%

Materials▲ +0.02%

Industrials▼ -0.06%

Cons. Discretionary▼ -0.51%

Tech▼ -1.22%

8 of 11 sectors rose · best: Energy +1.43% · worst: Tech -1.22%

Rates, dollar & commodities

10Y Treasury

5.24%

- 0.00 pts

Dollar Index

102.35

▼ -0.22%

WTI Crude

$91.79

▼ -2.08%

Gold

$4,210.9

▲ +0.48%

Bitcoin

$83,491

▲ +2.11%

VIX

15.33

▲ +0.79%

Overnight in Asia

Nikkei 225

67,777.52

▼ -1.82%

KOSPI

6,035.35

▼ -5.46%

Hang Seng

24,345.22

▲ +0.30%

Shanghai

3,800.86

▲ +0.10%

Mixed · Hang Seng led at +0.30%

Housing

30-year mortgage rate rises to 7.40%

30-year fixed, week of Oct 8

7.4%▲ +0.12 pts

Last week: 7.28%.
15-year fixed: 6.73% (+0.13 pts).
Highest since November 2023.

Source: Freddie Mac PMMS

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