Tuesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Energy

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.6%. Within that group, Edison International (NYSE: EIX) and Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.4% and 1.2%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.6% on the day, and up 14.98% year-to-date. Edison International, meanwhi...