Monday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Technology & Communications

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.8%. Within that group, Dominion Resources (NYSE: D) and CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.1% and 2.0%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.8% on the day, and up 23.52% year-to-date. Dominion Resources, meanwhile, is up 15.30%...