In afternoon trading on Monday, Technology & Communications stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 3.9%. Within the sector, Zebra Technologies Corp. (Symbol: ZBRA) and Monolithic Power Systems Inc (Symbol: MPWR) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 12.3% and 12.1%, respectively. Among technology ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLK), which is up 4.4% on the day, and down 2.10% year-to-date. Zebra Technologies Corp., meanwhile, is down 22.45% year-to-date, and Monolithic Power Systems Inc is up 21.27% year-to-date. Combined, ZBRA and MPWR make up approximately 0.6% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
The next best performing sector is the Industrial sector, higher by 3.5%. Among large Industrial stocks, Stanley Black & Decker Inc (Symbol: SWK) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Symbol: JBHT) are the most notable, showing a gain of 16.2% and 11.4%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Industrial stocks is the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI), which is up 2.8% in midday trading, and up 6.53% on a year-to-date basis. Stanley Black & Decker Inc, meanwhile, is down 8.25% year-to-date, and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., is down 10.99% year-to-date. Combined, SWK and JBHT make up approximately 0.5% of the underlying holdings of XLI.
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, eight sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Technology & Communications | +3.9% |
| Industrial | +3.5% |
| Materials | +3.5% |
| Healthcare | +2.9% |
| Services | +2.8% |
| Energy | +2.7% |
| Consumer Products | +2.0% |
| Financial | +1.9% |
| Utilities | -0.3% |
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