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Thursday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Healthcare
By Market News Video Staff, Thursday, March 9, 2:47 PM ET
In afternoon trading on Thursday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.2%. Within that group, Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) and Evergy Inc (NASDAQ:EVRG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.8% and 1.1%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is up 0.3% on the day, and down 6.14% year-to-date. Constellation Energy Corp, meanwhile, is down 2.60% year-to-date, and Evergy Inc, is down 4.57% year-to-date. Combined, CEG and EVRG make up approximately 4.1% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next best performing sector is the Healthcare sector, losing just 0.6%. Among large Healthcare stocks, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (NYSE:BIO) and Stryker Corp (NYSE:SYK) are the most notable, showing a gain of 2.1% and 2.0%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Healthcare stocks is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), which is down 0.5% in midday trading, and down 7.15% on a year-to-date basis. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc, meanwhile, is up 16.29% year-to-date, and Stryker Corp is up 10.15% year-to-date. Combined, BIO and SYK make up approximately 2.1% 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 Thursday. As you can see, one sector is up on the day, while eight sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Utilities
+0.2%
Healthcare
-0.6%
Consumer Products
-0.9%
Industrial
-0.9%
Energy
-1.0%
Technology & Communications
-1.1%
Services
-1.5%
Materials
-1.8%
Financial
-3.2%
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