Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Technology & Communications companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.4%. Within that group, Palo Alto Networks, Inc (Symbol: PANW) and Micron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 9.1% and 5.3%, respectively. Among technology ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLK), which is up 0.4% on the day, and up 7.10% year-to-date. Palo Alto Networks, Inc, meanwhile, is up 4.36% year-to-date, and Micron Technology Inc. is up 6.22% year-to-date. Combined, PANW and MU make up approximately 2.0% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
The next best performing sector is the Energy sector, higher by 0.2%. Among large Energy stocks, Valero Energy Corp (Symbol: VLO) and Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Symbol: MPC) are the most notable, showing a gain of 3.1% and 2.0%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Energy stocks is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), which is up 0.4% in midday trading, and up 2.90% on a year-to-date basis. Valero Energy Corp, meanwhile, is up 13.06% year-to-date, and Marathon Petroleum Corp. is up 17.09% year-to-date. Combined, VLO and MPC make up approximately 7.5% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
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, three sectors are up on the day, while six sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Technology & Communications | +0.4% |
| Energy | +0.2% |
| Industrial | +0.1% |
| Materials | -0.3% |
| Consumer Products | -0.6% |
| Healthcare | -0.6% |
| Financial | -0.8% |
| Services | -1.4% |
| Utilities | -1.9% |
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