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In afternoon trading on Friday, Technology & Communications stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 0.4% loss. Within the sector, Epam Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM) and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 9.1% and 6.1%, respectively. Among technology ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLK), which is down 0.3% on the day, and down 9.05% year-to-date. Epam Systems, Inc., meanwhile, is down 60.81% year-to-date, and Etsy Inc, is down 39.54% year-to-date. EPAM makes up approximately 0.2% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
The next worst performing sector is the Services sector, showing a 0.2% loss. Among large Services stocks, Pool Corp (NASDAQ:POOL) and Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) are the most notable, showing a loss of 3.6% and 3.0%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Services stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF (IYC), which is down 0.3% in midday trading, and down 11.39% on a year-to-date basis. Pool Corp, meanwhile, is down 23.12% year-to-date, and Penn National Gaming Inc, is down 19.24% year-to-date. Combined, POOL and PENN make up approximately 0.5% of the underlying holdings of IYC.
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 Friday. As you can see, seven sectors are up on the day, while two sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Energy
+2.1%
Utilities
+1.5%
Financial
+1.1%
Consumer Products
+0.8%
Materials
+0.8%
Industrial
+0.3%
Healthcare
+0.1%
Services
-0.2%
Technology & Communications
-0.4%
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