Wednesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Healthcare

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, not showing much of a loss. Within that group, FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) and PG&E (NYSE: PCG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.1% and 0.7%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is flat on the day on the day, and up 0.34% year-to-date. FirstEnergy, meanwhile, is up 0.18...