Monday Sector Laggards: Energy, Utilities

In afternoon trading on Monday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 1.8% loss. Within that group, Newfield Exploration (NYSE: NFX) and EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 5.3% and 3.8%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLE), which is down 1.8% on the day, and up 8.77% year-to-date. Newfield Exploration, meanwhile, is up 61.39% year-to-date, and EOG Resources, is up...