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In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, up 1.4%. Within that group, PPL Corp (NYSE:PPL) and AES Corp (NYSE:AES) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.3% and 2.1%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is up 1.6% on the day, and up 12.53% year-to-date. PPL Corp, meanwhile, is up 9.41% year-to-date, and AES Corp is up 5.65% year-to-date. Combined, PPL and AES make up approximately 4.1% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next best performing sector is the Consumer Products sector, higher by 0.9%. Among large Consumer Products stocks, PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) and HanesBrands Inc (NYSE:HBI) are the most notable, showing a gain of 15.1% and 3.1%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Consumer Products stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK), which is up 0.5% in midday trading, and up 8.70% on a year-to-date basis. PVH Corp, meanwhile, is up 28.41% year-to-date, and HanesBrands Inc is up 35.22% year-to-date. Combined, PVH and HBI make up approximately 0.5% of the underlying holdings of IYK.
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 Wednesday. As you can see, six sectors are up on the day, while two sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Utilities
+1.4%
Consumer Products
+0.9%
Healthcare
+0.3%
Services
+0.2%
Financial
+0.1%
Technology & Communications
+0.1%
Materials
-0.0%
Industrial
-0.1%
Energy
-1.6%
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