Monday Sector Laggards: Energy, Services

The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Energy sector, showing a 1.7% loss. Within that group, QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP) and Newfield Exploration (NYSE: NFX) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 6.8% and 4.7%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLE), which is down 1.2% on the day, and down 5.22% year-to-date. QEP Resources, meanwhile, is down 22.64% year-to-date, and Newfield Exploration is ...