VUG is trading at $90.34 (-1.53%) as hotter-than-expected September CPI lifted Treasury yields and weighed on growth stocks. - Headline inflation was 3.7% year over year versus 3.6% forecast; core inflation was 2.6% versus 2.5% expected. - The surprise revived rate-hike expectations. Weakness in semiconductors and broader technology shares added pressure, with the Nasdaq underperforming the S&P 500 in the supplied market snapshot.