In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Financial stocks are the best performing sector, losing just 0.2%. Within that group, Zions Bancorporation (NASD: ZION) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (NYSE: BK) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.0% and 1.7%, respectively. Among financial ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLF), which is down 0.3% on the day, and up 3.28% year-to-date. Zions Bancorporation, meanwhile, is up 10.82% year-to-date, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp is up 8.55% year-to-date. Combined, ZION and BK make up approximately 1.7% of the underlying holdings of XLF.
The next best performing sector is the Consumer Products sector, losing just 0.3%. Among large Consumer Products stocks, Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE: HOG) and Harman International Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HAR) are the most notable, showing a gain of 4.4% and 2.8%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Consumer Products stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK), which is down 0.5% in midday trading, and up 3.64% on a year-to-date basis. Harley-Davidson Inc, meanwhile, is down 12.00% year-to-date, and Harman International Industries, Inc. is up 2.79% year-to-date. Combined, HOG and HAR make up approximately 0.9% of the underlying holdings of IYK.
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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 Tuesday. As you can see, none of the sectors are up on the day, while nine sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Financial | -0.2% |
| Consumer Products | -0.3% |
| Energy | -0.3% |
| Technology & Communications | -0.4% |
| Healthcare | -0.5% |
| Materials | -0.5% |
| Services | -0.8% |
| Industrial | -0.9% |
| Utilities | -1.1% |
