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Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Energy companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 4.2%. Within the sector, APA Corp (NASDAQ:APA) and Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE:OXY) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 7.7% and 6.8%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLE), which is up 3.8% on the day, and up 28.48% year-to-date. APA Corp, meanwhile, is up 22.45% year-to-date, and Occidental Petroleum Corp is up 35.59% year-to-date. Combined, APA and OXY make up approximately 3.3% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next best performing sector is the Technology & Communications sector, up 1.4%. Among large Technology & Communications stocks, Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) and NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) are the most notable, showing a gain of 5.9% and 4.9%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Technology & Communications stocks is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), which is up 1.3% in midday trading, and up 21.80% on a year-to-date basis. Xilinx, Inc., meanwhile, is up 7.72% year-to-date, and NVIDIA Corp is up 67.26% year-to-date. Combined, XLNX and NVDA make up approximately 5.4% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
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 Monday. As you can see, eight sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
Sector
% Change
Energy
+4.2%
Technology & Communications
+1.4%
Industrial
+1.2%
Materials
+1.2%
Services
+1.0%
Financial
+0.8%
Consumer Products
+0.6%
Healthcare
+0.4%
Utilities
-1.2%
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