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Monday Sector Laggards: Healthcare, Utilities
By Market News Video Staff, Monday, January 3, 2:40 PM ET
The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Healthcare sector, showing a 1.1% loss. Within that group, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (NYSE:DGX) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 8.0% and 4.9%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLV), which is down 1.4% on the day, and roughly flat year-to-date. Moderna Inc, meanwhile, is roughly flat on a year-to-date basis, and Quest Diagnostics, Inc., is roughly flat on a year-to-date basis. Combined, MRNA and DGX make up approximately 1.9% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
The next worst performing sector is the Utilities sector, showing a 1.0% loss. Among large Utilities stocks, American Water Works Co, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) and Exelon Corp (NASDAQ:EXC) are the most notable, showing a loss of 2.9% and 2.6%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Utilities stocks is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU), which is down 1.3% in midday trading, and roughly flat year-to-date. American Water Works Co, Inc., meanwhile, is roughly flat on a year-to-date basis, and Exelon Corp, is roughly flat on a year-to-date basis. Combined, AWK and EXC make up approximately 8.8% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
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, five sectors are up on the day, while four sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Energy
+2.5%
Services
+0.3%
Financial
+0.3%
Consumer Products
+0.1%
Technology & Communications
+0.1%
Industrial
-0.5%
Materials
-0.7%
Utilities
-1.0%
Healthcare
-1.1%
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