Wednesday Sector Laggards: Energy, Materials

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 3.1% loss. Within that group, Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR) and Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 8.0% and 6.7%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLE), which is down 2.6% on the day, and down 4.37% year-to-date. Denbury Resources, meanwhile, is down 19.19% year-to-date, and Murphy Oil, is down 13...