Three sectors are higher and eight are lower in Monday’s regular session, with defensive and cyclical sectors split across the top three positions. The leaders are separated rather than clustered.
Market Snapshot
The major averages are lower, with the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) down 0.81% and the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) 1.53%, while the State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE:DIA) is down 0.57% and the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSE:IWM) 0.84%. Five of the eleven sectors outpace the S&P 500.
Leading Sectors
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLE) +0.63%
Among the sector’s large-cap names, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) is up 1.43%, ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (NYSE:XOM) 1.27% and EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) 0.49%.
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLP) +0.35%
Among the sector’s large-cap names, Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) is up 1.43%, Walmart Inc (NASDAQ:WMT) 1.02% and Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) 0.70%.
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLV) +0.11%
Among the sector’s large-cap names, AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) is up 0.74%, Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY) 0.51% and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) 0.39%.
Middle Of The Pack
- Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLRE) -0.44%
- Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLU) -0.70%
- Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLB) -0.73%
- Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLF) -0.93%
- Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLI) -0.94%
Lagging Sectors
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLY) -1.19%
Among the sector’s large-cap names, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is down 3.41%, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) 1.36% and McDonald’s Corp (NYSE:MCD) 0.25%.
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLC) -1.43%
Among the sector’s large-cap names, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) is down 4.37%, Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) 1.83% and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) 1.01%.
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLK) -1.62%
Among the sector’s large-cap names, Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) is down 3.34%, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) 1.93% and Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) 1.18%.
Cross-Sector Takeaway
The 2.25-point spread between Energy and Technology is around half again as large as the biggest move among the major averages, which are down between 0.57% and 1.53%. The major averages are lower, masking a session where leadership is concentrated in Energy, Consumer Staples and Health Care. Defensives are holding up better — Consumer Staples and Health Care rank second and third, while Real Estate ranks fourth — which gives the session a rotational look.
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