A trader looks on while waiting for the initial price of Tencent Music Entertainment company's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Bryan R Smith
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury surged, trading around 4.8%.
  • Stocks traded mixed on Tuesday as bond yields surged after a blowout retail sales report.
  • Retail sales jumped 0.7% in September from the prior month, more than double forecasts.
  • Investors fretted over higher-for-longer interest rates as economic data remains hot.

US stocks finished mixed on Tuesday as investors took in higher Treasury yields and a hotter-than-expected retail sales report.

Retail sales rose 0.7% through the month of September, blowing past economists' expectations for a 0.3% monthly gain.