US consumer and retail stocks down amid market declines

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05/03/2026 18:01

** Shares of U.S. retailers fall amid broader market declines as the Middle East conflict entered its sixth day, raising concerns of fresh inflation pressures that could complicate the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions

** Big-box retailer Walmart WMT.O, Target TGT.N and Costco COST.O down between 1% and 4%

** Apparel companies: Abercrombie & Fitch ANF.N down 7%, Under Armour UAA.N and VF Corp VFC.N down 2% each; Gap GAP.N down 3%

** Dollar General DG.N down 4% and Dollar Tree DLTR.O down ~2%

** Bath & Body BBWI.N and Best Buy BBY.N down 2% each

** Consumer goods companies: Church & Dwight CHD.N,  Procter & Gamble PG.N and Colgate Palmolive CL.N down 2%; Newell Brands NWL.O down 3%

** Home Depot HD.N, Lowe's LOW.N and Williams-Sonoma WSM.N down 2%; Masco MAS.N down 3%

** Luxury brands: Ralph Lauren RL.N down 1.4%, Capri Holdings CPRI.N down 1.9% and Tapestry TPR.N down 4.6%

** Oil prices also jumped, extending a rally as the escalating Middle East situation disrupted shipping, manufacturing & transport.

 (Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)

 ((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))