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Thursday Sector Leaders: Consumer Products, Services Thursday, February 6, 2:33 PM ET, by Market News Video Staff In afternoon trading on Thursday, Consumer Products stocks are the best performing sector, higher by ...
The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Consumer Products sector, up 0.5%. Within that group, Molson Coors Beverage Co (NYSE:TAP) and Church & Dwight Co Inc (NYSE:CHD) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 5.1% and 3.5%, respectively. Among consumer products ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (NYSE:IYK), which is up 1.4% on the day, and up 13.44% year-to-date. Molson Coors Beverage Co, meanwhile, is down 5.20% year-to-date, and Church & Dwight Co Inc is up 12.45% year-to-date. Combined, TAP and CHD make up approximately 1.5% of the underlying holdings of IYK.
The next best performing sector is the Utilities sector, higher by 0.2%. Among large Utilities stocks, Southern Company (NYSE:SO) and Xcel Energy Inc (NASDAQ:XEL) are the most notable, showing a gain of 2.9% and 2.2%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Utilities stocks is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU), which is up 0.3% in midday trading, and up 22.59% on a year-to-date basis. Southern Company, meanwhile, is up 29.86% year-to-date, and Xcel Energy Inc is up 2.86% year-to-date. Combined, SO and XEL make up approximately 11.0% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
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, two sectors are up on the day, while seven sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Consumer Products
+0.5%
Utilities
+0.2%
Financial
-0.2%
Healthcare
-0.3%
Services
-1.0%
Industrial
-1.7%
Materials
-2.2%
Energy
-2.5%
Technology & Communications
-2.8%
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