Tuesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Financial

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, not showing much of a loss. Within the sector, PPL (NYSE: PPL) and Southern Company (NYSE: SO) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 0.6% and 0.5%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.1% on the day, and up 10.66% year-to-date. PPL, meanwhile, is up 12.75% year-to-da...