Tuesday Sector Laggards: Materials, Energy

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Tuesday, shares of Materials companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.8% loss. Within that group, Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NASD: GT) and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 7.2% and 7.2%, respectively. Among the high volume ETFs, one ETF closely following materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLB), which is down 1.9% on the day, and down 2.47% year-to-...