In afternoon trading on Monday, Services stocks are the worst performing sector, higher by 0.6%. Within that group, Nordstrom, Inc. (Symbol: JWN) and Charter Communications Inc (Symbol: CHTR) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 3.8% and 1.8%, respectively. Among the largest ETFs , one ETF closely following services stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF (Symbol: IYC), which is up 0.5% on the day, and up 8.90% year-to-date. Nordstrom, Inc., meanwhile, is down 5.20% year-to-date, and Charter Communications Inc is up 34.02% year-to-date. Combined, JWN and CHTR make up approximately 2.9% of the underlying holdings of IYC.
The next worst performing sector is the Utilities sector, higher by 0.8%. Among large Utilities stocks, NRG Energy Inc (Symbol: NRG) and American Electric Power Company, Inc. (Symbol: AEP) are the most notable, with NRG showing a loss of 0.1% and AEP up 0.3%. One ETF closely tracking Utilities stocks is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLU ), which is up 0.9% in midday trading, and up 16.65% on a year-to-date basis. NRG Energy Inc, meanwhile, is up 95.68% year-to-date, and American Electric Power Company, Inc. is up 21.03% year-to-date. Combined, NRG and AEP make up approximately 6.3% 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 Monday. As you can see, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.
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