The worst performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Materials sector, showing a 1.5% loss. Within that group, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (Symbol: FCX) and Builders FirstSource Inc. (Symbol: BLDR) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 6.0% and 4.1%, respectively. Among the high volume ETFs, one ETF closely following materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLB), which is down 1.2% on the day, and up 5.48% year-to-date. Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, meanwhile, is up 15.55% year-to-date, and Builders FirstSource Inc., is down 12.60% year-to-date. FCX makes up approximately 6.9% of the underlying holdings of XLB.
The next worst performing sector is the Energy sector, showing a 1.0% loss. Among large Energy stocks, Halliburton Company (Symbol: HAL) and Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Symbol: FANG) are the most notable, showing a loss of 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Energy stocks is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), which is down 1.2% in midday trading, and up 7.86% on a year-to-date basis. Halliburton Company, meanwhile, is down 5.75% year-to-date, and Diamondback Energy, Inc. is up 24.02% year-to-date. Combined, HAL and FANG make up approximately 4.0% 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 Tuesday. As you can see, two sectors are up on the day, while seven sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Utilities | +0.2% |
| Consumer Products | +0.1% |
| Healthcare | -0.1% |
| Financial | -0.2% |
| Services | -0.3% |
| Technology & Communications | -0.3% |
| Industrial | -0.4% |
| Energy | -1.0% |
| Materials | -1.5% |
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