Wednesday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Consumer Products

The next worst performing sector is the Consumer Products sector, up 1.3%. Among large Consumer Products stocks, Clorox Co (CLX) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (DPS) are the most notable, showing a loss of 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Consumer Products stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK), which is up 0.9% in midday trading, and up 4.71% on a year-to-date basis. Clorox Co , meanwhile, is up 7.31% year-to-date, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc is up 1.63% year-to-date. Combined, CLX and DPS make up approximately 1.7% 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 Wednesday. As you can see, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.

Sector% Change Energy+2.5%Technology & Communications+2.1%Healthcare+2.0%Services+1.9%Financial+1.9%Industrial+1.9%Materials+1.5%Consumer Products+1.3%Utilities+0.2%