Interest-sensitive stock

INTEREST-SENSITIVE STOCK - Stocks whose earnings are dependent upon and change with the interest rate, ...
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Interest-sensitive stock A stock that tends to move in the opposite direction from that of interest rates. Intermediate term bonds Debt securities with maturities of one to ten years.

- Investors may sell any shares in interest-sensitive stocks that they hold. Interest-sensitive industries include electric utilities, real estate, and the financial sector.

A corporation's stock whose earnings change when interest rates change. Upon news of rate increases or decreases, the stock will go up or down in price. Examples of interest-sensitive stocks include bank and utility companies.

interest-sensitive stocks Stocks whose prices are more readily affected by changes in interest rates. Some industries especially affected by changes in interest include housing, banking, and utilities.

A cash value life insurance policy whose insurance dividend rates vary with respect to inflation, enabling the policyholder to avoid the loss of purchasing power associated with inflation.
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