In afternoon trading on Thursday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.5%. Within the sector, Halliburton Company (Symbol: HAL) and Trane Technologies plc (Symbol: TT) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 2.4% and 2.1%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLE), which is up 0.8% on the day, and up 8.59% year-to-date. Halliburton Company, meanwhile, is up 3.96% year-to-date, and Trane Technologies plc is up 20.05% year-to-date. HAL makes up approximately 2.1% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next best performing sector is the Industrial sector, losing just 0.6%. Among large Industrial stocks, RTX Corp (Symbol: RTX) and W.W. Grainger Inc. (Symbol: GWW) are the most notable, showing a gain of 1.8% and 1.7%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Industrial stocks is the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI), which is down 0.4% in midday trading, and up 7.05% on a year-to-date basis. RTX Corp, meanwhile, is up 10.27% year-to-date, and W.W. Grainger Inc. is up 19.88% year-to-date. Combined, RTX and GWW make up approximately 4.7% 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 Thursday. As you can see, one sector is up on the day, while eight sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Energy | +0.5% |
| Industrial | -0.6% |
| Materials | -0.9% |
| Services | -1.0% |
| Technology & Communications | -1.0% |
| Healthcare | -1.1% |
| Consumer Products | -1.2% |
| Utilities | -1.4% |
| Financial | -1.5% |
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