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Friday Sector Laggards: Energy, Financial
By Market News Video Staff, Friday, July 23, 2:31 PM ET
In afternoon trading on Friday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 0.5% loss. Within that group, Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE:MRO) and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 2.0% and 1.9%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLE), which is down 0.4% on the day, and up 30.79% year-to-date. Marathon Oil Corp., meanwhile, is up 72.88% year-to-date, and Halliburton Company is up 7.20% year-to-date. Combined, MRO and HAL make up approximately 3.3% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next worst performing sector is the Financial sector, higher by 0.4%. Among large Financial stocks, Invesco Ltd (NYSE:IVZ) and Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) are the most notable, showing a loss of 1.3% and 1.1%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Financial stocks is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which is up 0.1% in midday trading, and up 23.90% on a year-to-date basis. Invesco Ltd, meanwhile, is up 44.21% year-to-date, and Berkley Corp is up 13.11% year-to-date. Combined, IVZ and WRB make up approximately 0.5% of the underlying holdings of XLF.
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, eight sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
Sector
% Change
Healthcare
+1.1%
Consumer Products
+1.0%
Technology & Communications
+1.0%
Services
+0.9%
Utilities
+0.8%
Industrial
+0.7%
Materials
+0.6%
Financial
+0.4%
Energy
-0.5%
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