Tuesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Healthcare

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, up 1.4%. Within that group, NiSource (NYSE: NI) and NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.9% and 2.5%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 1.5% on the day, and down 0.83% year-to-date. NiSource, meanwhile, is up 6.11% year-to-date, and NextEra Energy is up 0.79% year-to-date. ...