Tuesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Energy

The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Utilities sector, up 0.4%. Within that group, NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) and SCANA (NYSE: SCG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.5% on the day, and up 4.54% year-to-date. NextEra Energy, meanwhile, is up 4.76% year-to-date, and SCANA is up 6.62% year-to-date. Combined, NEE an...