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Wednesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Financial
By Market News Video Staff, Wednesday, October 11, 2:35 PM ET
In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.8%. Within that group, NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (NYSE:PEG) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 2.8% and 2.3%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is up 0.9% on the day, and down 13.94% year-to-date. NextEra Energy Inc, meanwhile, is down 35.10% year-to-date, and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc is up 0.15% year-to-date. Combined, NEE and PEG make up approximately 15.7% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next best performing sector is the Financial sector, higher by 0.1%. Among large Financial stocks, American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT) and Boston Properties Inc (NYSE:BXP) are the most notable, showing a gain of 2.8% and 2.2%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Financial stocks is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which is down 0.3% in midday trading, and down 1.93% on a year-to-date basis. American Tower Corp, meanwhile, is down 21.85% year-to-date, and Boston Properties Inc, is down 11.21% year-to-date.
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 Wednesday. As you can see, two sectors are up on the day, while five sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Utilities
+0.8%
Financial
+0.1%
Technology & Communications
0.0%
Industrial
0.0%
Energy
-0.3%
Services
-0.4%
Materials
-0.7%
Consumer Products
-0.9%
Healthcare
-2.0%
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