In afternoon trading on Monday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.7%. Within that group, Baker Hughes, A GE Company (Symbol: BHGE) and Newfield Exploration Co (Symbol: NFX) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.5% and 2.2%, respectively. Among energy ETFs , one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLE), which is up 0.4% on the day, and up 5.93% year-to-date. Baker Hughes, A GE Company, meanwhile, is up 10.84% year-to-date, and Newfield Exploration Co, is down 10.88% year-to-date. Combined, BHGE and NFX make up approximately 1.4% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next best performing sector is the Services sector, up 0.6%. Among large Services stocks, Dish Network Corp (Symbol: DISH) and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (Symbol: CMG) are the most notable, showing a gain of 6.4% and 2.8%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Services stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF ( IYC ), which is up 0.6% in midday trading, and up 12.40% on a year-to-date basis. Dish Network Corp, meanwhile, is down 23.81% year-to-date, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc is up 64.78% year-to-date. Combined, DISH and CMG make up approximately 0.5% of the underlying holdings of IYC.
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, six sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
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