The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Materials sector, up 1.5%. Within the sector, Mosaic Co (Symbol: MOS) and Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 6.7% and 5.7%, respectively. Among the high volume ETFs, one ETF closely following materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLB), which is up 1.9% on the day, and up 8.66% year-to-date. Mosaic Co, meanwhile, is up 6.63% year-to-date, and Newmont Corp is up 170.77% year-to-date. Combined, MOS and NEM make up approximately 9.8% of the underlying holdings of XLB.
The next best performing sector is the Financial sector, higher by 1.3%. Among large Financial stocks, Elevance Health Inc (Symbol: ELV) and Hartford Insurance Group Inc (Symbol: HIG) are the most notable, showing a gain of 5.8% and 3.9%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Financial stocks is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which is up 1.8% in midday trading, and up 14.57% on a year-to-date basis. Elevance Health Inc, meanwhile, is down 0.38% year-to-date, and Hartford Insurance Group Inc is up 25.67% year-to-date. HIG makes up approximately 0.5% of the underlying holdings of XLF.
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 Thursday. As you can see, seven sectors are up on the day, while two sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Materials | +1.5% |
| Financial | +1.3% |
| Industrial | +1.3% |
| Services | +1.0% |
| Consumer Products | +0.8% |
| Healthcare | +0.6% |
| Utilities | +0.5% |
| Technology & Communications | -0.2% |
| Energy | -0.8% |
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