--- title: "BUZZ-Retailers, restaurants fall as oil surge continues" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/278430483.md" datetime: "2026-03-09T17:50:52.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278430483.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278430483.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278430483.md) --- # BUZZ-Retailers, restaurants fall as oil surge continues Shares of retailers and restaurants were down sharply on Monday even as the S&P 500 (.SPX) pared early declines to show moderate losses Oil prices extended their recent surge, fanning worries about consumer spending, as the U.S.-Iraeli war against Iran raged on The S&P 500 retail index (.SPXRT) was down 1.6%, while an S&P 1500 restaurants index (.SPCOMREST) was down 1.1%. The S&P 500 was last down about 0.5% Consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD) , down 1.6%, was among the biggest sector decliners in the S&P 500 index on Monday. Consumer discretionary was down 1.4% last week Shares of Estee Lauder (EL.N) were down 3.8%, while Best Buy (BBY.N) was down 2.9%, Target (TGT.N) was down 1.8% and Kohl’s (KSS.N) was down 6.7%. Among restaurants, Darden Restaurants (DRI.N) was down 2.5% and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.N) was down 2.9% Analysts have noted the potential negative impact of higher oil prices on consumer spending. Among them, Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt wrote in a note late Sunday: “A simple rule of thumb is oil price up/down $20/barrel, is ~$150 billion tax on annual consumer spending.” ### Related Stocks - [BBY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BBY.US.md) - [RTH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RTH.US.md) - [ONLN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ONLN.US.md) - [XRT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XRT.US.md) - [IBUY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBUY.US.md) - [EATZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EATZ.US.md) - [TGT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TGT.US.md) - [EL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EL.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [17:10 ETDie 6. CICPE eröffnet in Hainan mit Kanada als Ehrengastland und mehr als 3400 Marken aus aller Welt](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282900196.md) - [Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Sells 499,642 Shares of Target Corporation $TGT](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282817340.md) - [14:41 ETLa 6ª edición de la CICPE se inaugura en Hainan con Canadá como país invitado de honor](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282733444.md) - [Target Celebrates 30 Years of Pokémon with Exclusive, Limited-Time Collection for Fans of Every Generation | TGT Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282821541.md) - [13:02 ET/C O R R E C T I O N -- O Positiv Health/](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282726350.md)