Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Friday, shares of Energy companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.6%. Within that group, Halliburton Company (Symbol: HAL) and Baker Hughes Company (Symbol: BKR) are two of the day’s stand-outs, showing a gain of 3.4% and 2.3%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLE), which is up 0.6% on the day, and up 5.89% year-to-date. Halliburton Company, meanwhile, is down 14.45% year-to-date, and Baker Hughes Company is up 0.16% year-to-date. Combined, HAL and BKR make up approximately 4.2% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next best performing sector is the Financial sector, losing just 0.4%. Among large Financial stocks, Ventas Inc (Symbol: VTR) and Welltower Inc (Symbol: WELL) are the most notable, showing a gain of 2.7% and 1.3%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Financial stocks is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which is down 0.8% in midday trading, and up 8.87% on a year-to-date basis. Ventas Inc, meanwhile, is up 12.73% year-to-date, and Welltower Inc is up 23.80% year-to-date.
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 Friday. As you can see, one sector is up on the day, while eight sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Energy | +0.6% |
| Financial | -0.4% |
| Utilities | -0.5% |
| Services | -0.6% |
| Industrial | -0.7% |
| Consumer Products | -0.8% |
| Technology & Communications | -0.8% |
| Materials | -1.0% |
| Healthcare | -1.3% |
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