October 14, 2026

Morning Brief, Oct 14: 30-year mortgage rate rises to 7.40%

Wall Street

S&P 500

7,805.45

▼ -0.02%

Nasdaq

27,204.38

▼ -0.15%

Dow

51,670.1

▼ -0.35%

Russell 2000

2,783.37

▼ -0.40%

Broad losses across the board

S&P 500 sectors

Energy▲ +1.80%

Communication▲ +0.74%

Utilities▲ +0.58%

Materials▲ +0.57%

Cons. Discretionary▲ +0.08%

Tech▼ -0.04%

Real Estate▼ -0.21%

Cons. Staples▼ -0.26%

Industrials▼ -0.28%

Financials▼ -0.42%

Health Care▼ -1.35%

5 of 11 sectors rose · best: Energy +1.80% · worst: Health Care -1.35%

Rates, dollar & commodities

10Y Treasury

5.22%

▼ -0.02 pts

Dollar Index

102.23

▲ +0.05%

WTI Crude

$95

▲ +0.91%

Gold

$4,166.4

▼ -0.26%

Bitcoin

$83,035.85

▼ -0.07%

VIX

15.18

▼ -0.59%

Overnight in Asia

Nikkei 225

67,744.29

▼ -0.05%

KOSPI

6,008.81

▼ -0.44%

Hang Seng

24,314.17

▼ -0.13%

Shanghai

3,767.23

▼ -0.88%

Broad losses across the board

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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