Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Friday, shares of Healthcare companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.8%. Within the sector, AbbVie Inc (Symbol: ABBV) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Symbol: BMY) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.5% and 2.4%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs , one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLV), which is up 1.1% on the day, and up 5.72% year-to-date. AbbVie Inc, meanwhile, is down 0.96% year-to-date, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., is down 13.17% year-to-date. Combined, ABBV and BMY make up approximately 6.8% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
The next best performing sector is the Technology & Communications sector, up 0.8%. Among large Technology & Communications stocks, Applied Materials, Inc. (Symbol: AMAT) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (Symbol: AMD) are the most notable, showing a gain of 3.9% and 3.5%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Technology & Communications stocks is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLK ), which is up 0.8% in midday trading, and down 1.48% on a year-to-date basis. Applied Materials, Inc., meanwhile, is down 34.49% year-to-date, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc is up 76.12% year-to-date. Combined, AMAT and AMD make up approximately 1.1% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
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, eight sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
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