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Tuesday Sector Leaders: Energy, Utilities
By Market News Video Staff, Tuesday, December 9, 2:39 PM ET
In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.7%. Within the sector, Targa Resources Corp (NYSE:TRGP) and Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.5% and 2.4%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLE), which is up 0.9% on the day, and up 9.51% year-to-date. Targa Resources Corp, meanwhile, is up 5.96% year-to-date, and Exxon Mobil Corp is up 14.10% year-to-date. Combined, TRGP and XOM make up approximately 52.8% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next best performing sector is the Utilities sector, higher by 0.6%. Among large Utilities stocks, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (NYSE:PEG) are the most notable, showing a gain of 3.5% and 2.1%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Utilities stocks is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU), which is up 0.5% in midday trading, and up 15.60% on a year-to-date basis. NRG Energy Inc, meanwhile, is up 90.26% year-to-date, and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc, is down 2.61% year-to-date. Combined, NRG and PEG make up approximately 10.9% 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, four sectors are up on the day, while three sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Energy
+0.7%
Utilities
+0.6%
Financial
+0.4%
Technology & Communications
+0.1%
Industrial
0.0%
Materials
-0.0%
Consumer Products
-0.2%
Services
-0.2%
Healthcare
-0.2%
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