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Thursday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Healthcare
By Market News Video Staff, Thursday, July 29, 2:34 PM ET
The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Utilities sector, up 0.1%. Within that group, FirstEnergy Corp (NYSE:FE) and Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is up 0.2% on the day, and up 7.54% year-to-date. FirstEnergy Corp, meanwhile, is up 26.48% year-to-date, and Dominion Energy Inc is up 1.99% year-to-date. Combined, FE and D make up approximately 8.8% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next worst performing sector is the Healthcare sector, higher by 0.4%. Among large Healthcare stocks, Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) are the most notable, showing a loss of 5.2% and 2.6%, 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 17.10% on a year-to-date basis. Baxter International Inc, meanwhile, is down 2.54% year-to-date, and Moderna Inc is up 225.60% year-to-date. Combined, BAX and MRNA make up approximately 2.9% 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, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Materials
+1.6%
Financial
+1.3%
Consumer Products
+1.2%
Industrial
+1.1%
Services
+0.9%
Technology & Communications
+0.9%
Energy
+0.8%
Healthcare
+0.4%
Utilities
+0.1%
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