Homebuilder stocks pull back after U.S. house prices slip in June
** Shares of U.S. homebuilders slip after data shows U.S. single-family home prices fell 0.1% in June on a monthly basis
** PHLX Housing Index .HGX falls 1.1%, on pace for theworst day in nearly three weeks
** U.S. home prices rise 5.1% on anannual basis in June, slowest annual rise since July 2023, as a large inventory of homes for sale and higher mortgage rates limit price gains
** D.R. Horton DHI.N, Meritage Homes Corporation MTH.N and PulteGroup PHM.N fall between 0.8% and 1.6%.
** Toll Brothers TOL.N down 0.9%; Wedbush and KBW both hike price targets on stock
** Construction materials supplier Vulcan Materials VMC.N drops 3.5%, biggest drag on PHLX housing index
** Homebuilder stocks jumped to near one-month high on Friday after Fed's Jerome Powell signaled September rate cut in Jackson Hole speech
** Lower interest rates mean lower mortgage rates, likely helping homebuilders
** Including today's moves, HGX up about 19% YTD versus 18% rise for S&P 500 .SPX
Reporting by Lisa Mattackal in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid
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