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The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Materials sector, up 2.0%. Within the sector, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) and Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 5.4% and 5.3%, respectively. Among the high volume ETFs, one ETF closely following materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLB), which is up 2.2% on the day, and up 4.98% year-to-date. Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, meanwhile, is up 5.89% year-to-date, and Steel Dynamics Inc. is up 12.24% year-to-date. Combined, FCX and STLD make up approximately 8.4% of the underlying holdings of XLB.
The next best performing sector is the Energy sector, higher by 1.8%. Among large Energy stocks, Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) and APA Corp (NASDAQ:APA) are the most notable, showing a gain of 4.5% and 3.1%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Energy stocks is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), which is up 1.4% in midday trading, and down 2.30% on a year-to-date basis. Halliburton Company, meanwhile, is down 11.09% year-to-date, and APA Corp, is down 20.75% year-to-date. Combined, HAL and APA make up approximately 3.2% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
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, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Materials
+2.0%
Energy
+1.8%
Financial
+1.1%
Industrial
+1.1%
Technology & Communications
+1.0%
Consumer Products
+0.9%
Services
+0.8%
Healthcare
+0.8%
Utilities
+0.2%
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