Monday Sector Leaders: Consumer Products, Materials

The best performing sector as of midday Monday is the Consumer Products sector, higher by 0.7%. Within that group, Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) and Mondelez International Inc (NASD: MDLZ) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.5% and 2.2%, respectively. Among consumer products ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (AMEX: IYK), which is up 0.7% on the day, and up 1.76% year-to-date. Avon Products, Inc., meanwhile, is down 14.48% year-to-date, and Mondelez International Inc, is down 2.28% year-to-date. Combined, AVP and MDLZ make up approximately 3.0% of the underlying holdings of IYK.

The next best performing sector is the Materials sector, higher by 0.7%. Among large Materials stocks, Allegheny Technologies, Inc (NYSE: ATI) and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) are the most notable, showing a gain of 6.6% and 4.5%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB), which is up 0.2% in midday trading, and up 1.59% on a year-to-date basis. Allegheny Technologies, Inc, meanwhile, is down 8.89% year-to-date, and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, is down 16.30% year-to-date. Combined, ATI and FCX make up approximately 4.0% of the underlying holdings of XLB.

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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 Monday. As you can see, eight sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.