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Thursday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Financial
By Market News Video Staff, Thursday, January 18, 2:41 PM ET
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Thursday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.3% loss. Within the sector, Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) and Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 2.4% and 2.0%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is down 1.4% on the day, and down 3.88% year-to-date. Dominion Energy Inc, meanwhile, is down 4.11% year-to-date, and Eversource Energy, is down 13.04% year-to-date. Combined, D and ES make up approximately 6.3% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next worst performing sector is the Financial sector, showing a 1.1% loss. Among large Financial stocks, Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) and Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) are the most notable, showing a loss of 10.2% and 10.0%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Financial stocks is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which is down 0.4% in midday trading, and down 1.25% on a year-to-date basis. Discover Financial Services, meanwhile, is down 13.09% year-to-date, and Humana Inc., is down 12.01% year-to-date. DFS makes up approximately 0.5% of the underlying holdings of XLF.
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, four sectors are up on the day, while five sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Technology & Communications
+0.9%
Industrial
+0.8%
Services
+0.4%
Healthcare
+0.1%
Materials
-0.2%
Energy
-0.4%
Consumer Products
-0.6%
Financial
-1.1%
Utilities
-1.3%
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