The Dow stocks to own when inflation is running hotter

Boeing was among the top performers in the Dow Wednesday, while the rest of the market bounced between gains and losses.

The Kensho study found that the major stock indexes do tend to waver around releases of faster-than-expected inflation data. The S&P 500 returns an average 0.05 percent one week after such a report and the Dow climbs an average 0.08 percent, while the Nasdaq composite falls an average 0.07 percent, according to Kensho.

On the downside, commodity companies are hurt since such stocks are sensitive to the implications of higher inflation — a stronger dollar and higher rates. The U.S. dollar index spiked back above the psychologically key 90 level after Wednesday’s report, and Treasury yields climbed to near recent highs.

DuPont falls an average 0.32 percent one week after a inflation report tops expectations, while the S&P 500 materials sector also declines an average 0.32 percent as the worst performing sector, the Kensho study showed. Procter & Gamble falls an average 0.26 percent as higher rates eat into its attractiveness as a stock given its relatively high dividend yield of 3.42 percent, according to FactSet.

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