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Thursday Sector Leaders: Energy, Financial
By Market News Video Staff, Thursday, November 18, 2:33 PM ET
In afternoon trading on Thursday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.1%. Within that group, Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE:DVN) and Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.5% and 2.0%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLE), which is down 0.3% on the day, and up 54.91% year-to-date. Devon Energy Corp., meanwhile, is up 184.06% year-to-date, and Diamondback Energy, Inc. is up 129.59% year-to-date. Combined, DVN and FANG make up approximately 4.6% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next best performing sector is the Financial sector, losing just 0.3%. Among large Financial stocks, Boston Properties Inc (NYSE:BXP) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) are the most notable, showing a gain of 1.5% and 1.3%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Financial stocks is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which is down 0.3% in midday trading, and up 35.56% on a year-to-date basis. Boston Properties Inc, meanwhile, is up 29.02% year-to-date, and Vornado Realty Trust is up 26.75% year-to-date.
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
Energy
+0.1%
Financial
-0.3%
Materials
-0.3%
Healthcare
-0.4%
Industrial
-0.4%
Utilities
-0.6%
Services
-0.7%
Consumer Products
-1.0%
Technology & Communications
-1.3%
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