Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks and the dollar dropped and Treasuries rallied, sending the yield on the two-year note below 0.5 percent for the first time, as lower-than-estimated growth in company payrolls added to evidence the economic recovery is slowing. Gold extended the longest advance since November. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lost 0.4 percent to 1,121.64 at 4 p.m. in New York, trimming a drop of as much as 1.7 percent. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index decreased 1.1 percent, reversing earlier gains. Two-year Treasury yields fell to as low as 0.4977 percent. The dollar slumped to an eight-month low against the yen and decreased against 13 of 16 major peers. The S&P 500 trimmed its weekly advance to 1.8 percent after private payrolls that exclude government agencies rose by 71,000, less than forecast, after a gain of 31,000 in June that was revised lower. The data added to concern the world’s largest economy has been slow in recouping the 8.4 million jobs lost since the recession began in December 2007, preventing consumer spending from accelerating. “The jobs data is the key variable right now to the improving economy and an important indicator to the market -- it’s mildly disappointing,” said Eric Teal, chief investment officer at First Citizens Bancshares Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina, which manages $4.5 billion. “We’re just in a soft patch now. I just don’t expect to see strong improvement there until we get some of the larger macro issues behind us.” GE, Home Depot Equities pared losses as the Federal Housing Administration said it will begin to accept applications for a program to help struggling mortgage borrowers. JPMorgan Chase & Co., International Business Machines Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. led the drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, falling at least 1.2 percent each. The index slipped 21.42 points, or 0.2 percent, to 10,653.56, ending the week with a gain of 1.8 percent. Earlier gains in stocks this week came amid better-than- estimated earnings. Per-share profit for S&P 500 companies has grown by 51 percent from the previous year and has beaten estimates at 78 percent of companies that have reported since July 12. The recovery in jobs “continues to be anemic growth --more anemic than expected,” said Richard Sichel, who oversees $1.4 billion as chief investment officer at Philadelphia Trust Co. “The timing is interesting because we’re through earnings season and earnings was tremendous and propelled the market in the last few weeks. Now it’s let’s look at the economy -- what it is this morning, this is one of the A-list indicators and it’s disappointing.” Yield Curve Signals U.S. Treasuries rallied after the jobs report on speculation that a stalled recovery may force the Federal Reserve to provide more stimulus. Bill Gross, founder and co- chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co., said a plunge in the two-year yield indicates investors should buy longer-maturity securities. The yield on the 10-year note decreased eight basis points to 2.82 percent. The extra yield investors demand to hold 10- year notes instead of 2-year debt dropped five basis points to 232 basis points. It fell to 227.5 basis points on July 1, reflecting the flattest yield curve since October. “When you analyze that portion of the curve, it says the Fed is on hold for a long, long time,” Gross said today during a radio interview on “Bloomberg Surveillance” with Tom Keene. Canadian Dollar The Dollar Index, which tracks the U.S. currency against those of six trading partners, fell 0.6 percent and has dropped 1.5 percent over the past five days as it heads for a ninth weekly drop, the longest run of declines since 2004. The dollar lost at least 0.8 percent versus the euro and Swiss franc and earlier fell to 85.02 yen, the lowest level since Nov. 27. Currencies of major commodity-producing nations retreated against the dollar, with the Canadian, Mexican and Brazilian currencies losing at least 0.3 percent. The Canadian dollar weakened against all but one of 16 major counterparts, losing 1.9 percent versus the Swiss franc the euro and the Danish krone, after jobs data in that country also trailed estimates. Canadian payrolls shrank by 9,300 jobs in July, the first drop this year, Statistics Canada said. Twenty-one of 22 economists in a Bloomberg survey had forecast a gain in employment. Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.7 percent to $1,207.50 an ounce, an eighth straight gain, on the Comex in New York. Earlier, gold reached $1,213.30, the highest level for a most-active contract since July 16. All 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600 declined, with Banco Santander SA and Nestle SA dropping at least 1 percent. Anheuser-Busch InBev NV slipped 3.9 percent, pacing brewing companies lower after wheat yesterday surged near the highest level in almost two years. Wheat Retreats Wheat futures tumbled 7.4 percent to $7.5525 a bushel in Chicago on speculation that farmers will boost acreage next year following Russia’s ban on grain exports amid its worst drought in at least 50 years. U.S. wheat for September delivery has rallied 49 percent since the end of June amid concern supply in Russia will be constrained. The grain is trading at the highest premium over corn since April 2008 at export terminals in New Orleans, government data show. China led gains in major emerging markets. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.4 percent as agricultural companies advanced after floods boosted food prices. The MSCI Emerging Market Index of 21 developing nations fell 0.6 percent, reversing an earlier gain. To contact the reporters on this story: Kelly Bit in New York at [email protected] ; Stephen Kirkland in London at [email protected]
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