Notable Friday Option Activity: ENPH, MBUU, INTC Friday, April 12, 3:20 PM ET, by Market News Video Staff Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy ...
Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: FSLR, ZS, FDX Friday, April 12, 3:20 PM ET, by Market News Video Staff Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy ...
Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Friday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.1%. Within that group, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) and NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.2% and 1.7%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is up 0.1% on the day, and down 1.84% year-to-date. NRG Energy Inc, meanwhile, is up 3.71% year-to-date, and NextEra Energy Inc, is down 7.11% year-to-date. Combined, NRG and NEE make up approximately 16.1% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next best performing sector is the Technology & Communications sector, losing just 0.1%. Among large Technology & Communications stocks, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Enphase Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) are the most notable, showing a gain of 23.7% and 2.8%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Technology & Communications stocks is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), which is down 0.8% in midday trading, and up 21.89% on a year-to-date basis. First Solar Inc, meanwhile, is up 55.29% year-to-date, and Enphase Energy Inc., is down 34.75% year-to-date. Combined, FSLR and ENPH make up approximately 0.6% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
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, one sector is up on the day, while eight sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Utilities
+0.1%
Technology & Communications
-0.1%
Energy
-0.3%
Services
-0.4%
Consumer Products
-0.6%
Healthcare
-0.6%
Industrial
-0.7%
Financial
-0.9%
Materials
-0.9%
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