Ares Management stock drops 3% in New York as Fed minutes hit year-end trading
Ares Management shares dropped 3.1% to $163.85 Tuesday afternoon, underperforming rivals as fresh Federal Reserve minutes showed policymakers split on future rate cuts. A Reuters column noted shrinking yield premiums in private credit, a core Ares business, as public markets regain ground. About 966,000 Ares shares traded, with the stock hitting a low of $163.49. Blackstone was flat; Apollo, KKR, and Carlyle edged down less than 1%.