Investors should boost bets on financial stocks and cyclicals before Treasury yields rebound, Morgan Stanley says

Investors should boost bets on financial stocks and cyclicals before Treasury yields rebound, Morgan Stanley says

A man crosses a nearly deserted Nassau Street in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 3, 2020.

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Stocks' downtrend has largely played out, and investors now have the chance to reposition for an uneven recovery, Morgan Stanley strategists said in a note on Monday.The US elections and surging COVID-19 case counts will keep volatility elevated for the near term, but rising Treasury yields are key to picking the market's next winners, the team said.Morgan Stanley expects the 10-year yield to rise after the election and "likely have a net negative impact on [price-to-earnings] ratios."Growth stocks and defensives will face the biggest hit from rising