Tuesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Services

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.1%. Within that group, NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) and Edison International (NYSE: EIX) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 2.0% and 1.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 1.1% on the day, and up 13.35% year-to-date. NRG Energy, meanwhile, is up 4.56% year-to-date, and Edison International is up 27...