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Thursday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Healthcare
By Market News Video Staff, Thursday, November 16, 2:32 PM ET
In afternoon trading on Thursday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.0%. Within the sector, Southern Company (NYSE:SO) and Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 2.2% and 2.1%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is up 1.0% on the day, and down 9.28% year-to-date. Southern Company, meanwhile, is up 0.61% year-to-date, and Duke Energy Corp, is down 9.86% year-to-date. Combined, SO and DUK make up approximately 16.0% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next best performing sector is the Healthcare sector, not showing much of a loss. Among large Healthcare stocks, Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG) and Stryker Corp (NYSE:SYK) are the most notable, showing a gain of 2.5% and 2.5%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Healthcare stocks is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), which is flat on the day in midday trading, and down 4.34% on a year-to-date basis. Intuitive Surgical Inc, meanwhile, is up 13.16% year-to-date, and Stryker Corp is up 19.13% year-to-date. Combined, ISRG and SYK make up approximately 4.2% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
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, one sector is up on the day, while six sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Utilities
+1.0%
Healthcare
-0.0%
Financial
-0.0%
Industrial
-0.4%
Materials
-0.4%
Consumer Products
-0.5%
Technology & Communications
-0.6%
Services
-1.1%
Energy
-2.7%
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