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The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Consumer Products sector, higher by 0.3%. Within the sector, Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA) and Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE:ADM) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 3.7% and 3.0%, respectively. Among consumer products ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (NYSE:IYK), which is down 0.3% on the day, and up 2.20% year-to-date. Under Armour Inc, meanwhile, is down 46.06% year-to-date, and Archer Daniels Midland Co. is up 36.70% year-to-date. ADM makes up approximately 2.5% of the underlying holdings of IYK.
The next best performing sector is the Services sector, not showing much of a loss. Among large Services stocks, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) are the most notable, showing a gain of 5.5% and 3.8%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Services stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF (IYC), which is up 1.1% in midday trading, and down 23.58% on a year-to-date basis. Amazon.com Inc, meanwhile, is down 27.10% year-to-date, and Las Vegas Sands Corp, is down 4.54% year-to-date. Combined, AMZN and LVS make up approximately 13.7% 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 Tuesday. As you can see, one sector is up on the day, while seven sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Consumer Products
+0.3%
Services
-0.0%
Financial
-0.1%
Energy
-0.2%
Technology & Communications
-0.4%
Industrial
-0.4%
Utilities
-0.5%
Materials
-0.8%
Healthcare
-1.2%
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