In afternoon trading on Thursday, Industrial stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 1.4% loss. Within that group, Leidos Holdings Inc (Symbol: LDOS) and General Dynamics Corp (Symbol: GD) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 12.4% and 6.5%, respectively. Among industrial ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLI), which is down 1.6% on the day, and up 23.89% year-to-date. Leidos Holdings Inc, meanwhile, is up 58.30% year-to-date, and General Dynamics Corp is up 15.21% year-to-date. Combined, LDOS and GD make up approximately 2.5% of the underlying holdings of XLI.
The next worst performing sector is the Healthcare sector, showing a 0.9% loss. Among large Healthcare stocks, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (Symbol: CRL) and Bio-Techne Corp (Symbol: TECH) are the most notable, showing a loss of 4.4% and 3.5%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Healthcare stocks is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), which is down 0.9% in midday trading, and up 7.87% on a year-to-date basis. Charles River Laboratories International Inc., meanwhile, is down 16.51% year-to-date, and Bio-Techne Corp, is down 4.59% year-to-date. Combined, CRL and TECH make up approximately 0.4% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
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, three sectors are up on the day, while six sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Consumer Products | +0.3% |
| Services | +0.3% |
| Utilities | +0.2% |
| Energy | -0.4% |
| Financial | -0.5% |
| Technology & Communications | -0.6% |
| Healthcare | -0.9% |
| Materials | -0.9% |
| Industrial | -1.4% |
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