🔴 Financials ETF (DPST) is trading 2.5% down today amid elevated September Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations

DPST is trading at $130.31 (-2.54%) as elevated September Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations pressure financial stocks.

• Financials are underperforming alongside declining major indexes; the Financials Select Sector SPDR fell 1.4% on September 9, 2026.
• Stronger payrolls are keeping investors focused on September Fed rate-hike expectations; upcoming producer- and consumer-price data could reshape them.
• A broader risk-off tone and rising-rate uncertainty are pressuring banks and other financial stocks.