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Friday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Healthcare
By Market News Video Staff, Friday, January 15, 2:30 PM ET
In afternoon trading on Friday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.0%. Within that group, NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) and CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE:CNP) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.3% and 2.9%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is up 0.8% on the day, and up 0.24% year-to-date. NiSource Inc. , meanwhile, is down 0.63% year-to-date, and CenterPoint Energy, Inc, is down 0.88% year-to-date. Combined, NI and CNP make up approximately 2.3% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next best performing sector is the Healthcare sector, not showing much of a loss. Among large Healthcare stocks, ABIOMED, Inc. (ABMD) and Lilly (Eli) & Co (NYSE:LLY) are the most notable, showing a gain of 4.0% and 2.4%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Healthcare stocks is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), which is up 0.2% in midday trading, and up 3.04% on a year-to-date basis. ABIOMED, Inc., meanwhile, is up 2.15% year-to-date, and Lilly (Eli) & Co is up 13.23% year-to-date. Combined, ABMD and LLY make up approximately 3.7% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:
Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Friday. As you can see, one sector is up on the day, while seven sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Utilities
+1.0%
Healthcare
0.0%
Services
-0.4%
Technology & Communications
-0.4%
Consumer Products
-0.7%
Financial
-0.7%
Materials
-1.2%
Industrial
-1.3%
Energy
-3.2%
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