October 15, 2026

Morning Brief, Oct 15: 30-year mortgage rate rises to 7.40%

Wall Street

S&P 500

7,718.94

▼ -1.11%

Nasdaq

26,692.87

▼ -1.88%

Dow

51,621.48

▼ -0.09%

Russell 2000

2,729.53

▼ -1.93%

Broad losses across the board

S&P 500 sectors

Health Care▲ +2.53%

Cons. Staples▲ +2.22%

Energy▲ +0.64%

Materials▼ -0.10%

Utilities▼ -0.36%

Financials▼ -0.55%

Cons. Discretionary▼ -0.77%

Real Estate▼ -0.81%

Industrials▼ -0.97%

Communication▼ -1.30%

Tech▼ -2.98%

3 of 11 sectors rose · best: Health Care +2.53% · worst: Tech -2.98%

Rates, dollar & commodities

10Y Treasury

5.19%

▼ -0.03 pts

Dollar Index

102.01

▼ -0.53%

WTI Crude

$93.32

▼ -1.86%

Gold

$4,180.5

▲ +1.77%

Bitcoin

$81,047.81

▼ -0.63%

VIX

17.49

▲ +3.68%

Overnight in Asia

Nikkei 225

64,425.95

▼ -4.90%

KOSPI

5,554.22

▼ -7.57%

Hang Seng

24,062.72

▼ -1.03%

Shanghai

3,707.48

▼ -1.59%

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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