Wednesday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Industrial

The worst performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Utilities sector, showing a 1.7% loss. Within that group, Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) and FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 3.4% and 3.2%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is down 1.7% on the day, and up 15.27% year-to-date. Entergy Corp., meanwhile, is up 26.73% year-to-date, and FirstEnergy Corp. is up 1.9...