Thursday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Industrial

In afternoon trading on Thursday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.0%. Within the sector, AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) and Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.4% and 2.3%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.9% on the day, and up 14.83% year-to-date. AES Corp., meanwhile, is down 0.69% year-to-date, and Entergy Corp. is up 26.54% yea...