S&P 500, Dow end lower as investors await clues on Fed rates, data
KB Home falls after Q3 profit misses estimates
Apple edges down as data shows China sales drop in Aug
Ford, GM slide on Morgan Stanley downgrade
Dow weighed down by decline Amgen
Updates with closing details
By Echo Wang
Sept 25 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed lower on Wednesday, retreating from recent record highs fueled by China's sweeping stimulus package , as investors awaited further economic indicators and signals on upcoming interest rate cuts.
The three main indexes were set for monthly gains after the Federal Reserve's rate cut on Sept. 18 boosted hopes of a soft landing. However, a weak consumer sentiment report on Tuesday raised concerns about the labor market health.
"What happened in commodities and basic materials, etc., was quite a reaction to ... 'hey, what if China can get growing again?' And that kind of feeds into other areas, (and) it helps other economies," said Tom Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt in Atlanta.
The long-term Treasury bond yield US30YT=RR, US10YT=RR rose on concerns that looser financial conditions could reignite inflation. US/
Odds of a 50 basis point cut by the U.S. central bank at its November meeting have risen to 57.4%, from a coin toss earlier in the week, the CME Group's FedWatch Tool showed.
According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 10.10 points, or 0.18%, to end at 5,722.83 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 8.22 points, or 0.05%, to 18,082.74. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 284.95 points, or 0.68%, to 41,924.38.
The blue-chip Dow slipped after hittingrecord highs, pressuredby a decline in Amgen AMGN.O, which reported mixed data on two drugs, sparking concerns over heightened competition.
The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq have risen about 20% so far this year, driven by expectations of rate cuts and optimism about artificial intelligence. However, the S&P 500 is trading at valuations significantly above long-term averages.
"Valuations are fairly high right now, sentiment is fairly high," Martin said, noting that caution is creeping in. "It's hard to find bargains out there, because everything that has gotten hit, a lot of it has come back, and the market has broadened out."
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell in August, but declining mortgage rates and house prices could stimulate demand in the months ahead.
The focus, however, will be on weekly jobless claims and the August U.S. personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, both set to be released later in the week.
Remarks from Fed Governor Adriana Kugler, expected after markets close, will also be closely examined. But attention will center on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the New York Treasury Market Conference on Thursday.
Apple AAPL.O shares retreated as sales of foreign-branded smartphones, including iPhones, in China fell in August on an annual basis, data from a government-affiliated research firm showed.
Citigroup C.N, Bank of America BAC.N and JPMorgan & Chase JPM.N weighed on the broader bank index .SPXBK.
KB Home KBH.N slipped after posting a downbeat third-quarter profit.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE.N topped the S&P 500 after Barclays' rating upgrade.
Shares of Ford F.N General Motors GM.N fell after Morgan Stanley lowered its recommendations on the automakers.
Reporting by Echo Wang in New York; Additional Reportinng by EJohann M Cherian and Purvi Agarwal in Bengalurul; Editing by Maju Samuel and Richard Chang
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