Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 1.5%. Within that group, Vistra Corp (Symbol: VST) and Constellation Energy Corp (Symbol: CEG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 5.5% and 5.0%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLU), which is up 1.6% on the day, and up 0.24% year-to-date. Vistra Corp, meanwhile, is up 24.10% year-to-date, and Constellation Energy Corp is up 31.06% year-to-date. Combined, VST and CEG make up approximately 12.9% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next best performing sector is the Materials sector, up 1.5%. Among large Materials stocks, Celanese Corp (Symbol: CE) and Builders FirstSource Inc. (Symbol: BLDR) are the most notable, showing a gain of 5.3% and 4.8%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB), which is up 1.2% in midday trading, and up 2.41% on a year-to-date basis. Celanese Corp, meanwhile, is up 2.54% year-to-date, and Builders FirstSource Inc. is up 7.44% year-to-date. CE makes up approximately 0.8% of the underlying holdings of XLB.
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, eight sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Utilities | +1.5% |
| Materials | +1.5% |
| Financial | +1.3% |
| Energy | +1.3% |
| Industrial | +1.2% |
| Technology & Communications | +0.8% |
| Services | +0.5% |
| Consumer Products | +0.4% |
| Healthcare | -0.5% |
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