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Wednesday Sector Laggards: Healthcare, Energy
By Market News Video Staff, Wednesday, February 28, 2:36 PM ET
The worst performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Healthcare sector, showing a 0.4% loss. Within the sector, Viatris Inc (NASDAQ:VTRS) and ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 6.0% and 4.3%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLV), which is down 0.7% on the day, and up 6.82% year-to-date. Viatris Inc, meanwhile, is up 14.77% year-to-date, and ResMed Inc. is up 0.94% year-to-date. Combined, VTRS and RMD make up approximately 0.8% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
The next worst performing sector is the Energy sector, showing a 0.4% loss. Among large Energy stocks, Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) and Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:MPC) are the most notable, showing a loss of 2.7% and 2.5%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Energy stocks is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), which is down 0.4% in midday trading, and up 2.08% on a year-to-date basis. Valero Energy Corp, meanwhile, is up 7.87% year-to-date, and Marathon Petroleum Corp. is up 12.98% year-to-date. Combined, VLO and MPC make up approximately 7.4% 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 Wednesday. As you can see, six sectors are up on the day, while two sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Financial
+0.6%
Industrial
+0.6%
Consumer Products
+0.4%
Materials
+0.3%
Services
+0.1%
Utilities
+0.1%
Technology & Communications
-0.0%
Healthcare
-0.4%
Energy
-0.4%
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