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In afternoon trading on Thursday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 2.4%. Within that group, Schlumberger Ltd (NYSE:SLB) and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 6.4% and 5.4%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLE), which is up 2.3% on the day, and down 6.23% year-to-date. Schlumberger Ltd, meanwhile, is down 11.03% year-to-date, and Halliburton Company, is down 19.41% year-to-date. Combined, SLB and HAL make up approximately 6.2% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next best performing sector is the Technology & Communications sector, up 1.2%. Among large Technology & Communications stocks, NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) and NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) are the most notable, showing a gain of 8.8% and 5.5%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Technology & Communications stocks is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), which is up 1.2% in midday trading, and up 35.09% on a year-to-date basis. NetApp, Inc., meanwhile, is up 20.45% year-to-date, and NVIDIA Corp is up 178.85% year-to-date. Combined, NTAP and NVDA make up approximately 6.0% 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 Thursday. As you can see, eight sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
Sector
% Change
Energy
+2.4%
Technology & Communications
+1.2%
Materials
+1.2%
Financial
+1.1%
Industrial
+1.1%
Healthcare
+0.7%
Services
+0.6%
Consumer Products
+0.5%
Utilities
-0.9%
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