US small caps, consumer stocks, housing shares could bear brunt of yield spike.

As the spike in bond yields re-emerges as a ⁠risk ⁠for equities, some corners of the U.S. stock market are ⁠particularly vulnerable. Shares of smaller companies, especially those that are unprofitable or reliant on debt, are in the crosshairs. Economically sensitive sectors such as consumer or ​housing-related companies could falter, while dividend-paying stocks may lose appeal, undercut by more attractive Treasury payouts. Technology, the largest part of the U.S. stock market based on...

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