Friday Sector Laggards: Energy, Materials

The worst performing sector as of midday Friday is the Energy sector, showing a 0.5% loss. Within that group, Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO) and Noble Corp (NYSE: NE) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 4.5% and 3.8%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLE), which is up 0.1% on the day, and up 1.44% year-to-date. Diamond Offshore Drilling, meanwhile, is down 36.93% year-to-date, and Noble Corp, is d...