The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Financial sector, up 2.1%. Within the sector, Humana Inc. (Symbol: HUM) and Extra Space Storage Inc (Symbol: EXR) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 6.7% and 4.1%, respectively. Among financial ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLF), which is up 1.6% on the day, and up 30.43% year-to-date. Humana Inc., meanwhile, is down 44.48% year-to-date, and Extra Space Storage Inc, is down 3.53% year-to-date.
The next best performing sector is the Materials sector, higher by 1.7%. Among large Materials stocks, FMC Corp. (Symbol: FMC) and Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM) are the most notable, showing a gain of 5.5% and 3.6%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB), which is up 1.4% in midday trading, and up 1.54% on a year-to-date basis. FMC Corp., meanwhile, is down 17.18% year-to-date, and Newmont Corp, is down 4.94% year-to-date. Combined, FMC and NEM make up approximately 4.6% of the underlying holdings of XLB.
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 Friday. As you can see, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Financial | +2.1% |
| Materials | +1.7% |
| Healthcare | +1.6% |
| Technology & Communications | +1.6% |
| Services | +1.4% |
| Utilities | +1.3% |
| Industrial | +1.3% |
| Consumer Products | +1.1% |
| Energy | +1.1% |
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