Monday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Energy

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Monday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.2% loss. Within that group, TECO Energy (NYSE: TE) and PPL (NYSE: PPL) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 0.9% and 0.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is down 0.2% on the day, and up 12.16% year-to-date. TECO Energy, meanwhile, is up 5.05% year-to-da...