Thursday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Services

In afternoon trading on Thursday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, up 2.0%. Within that group, CMS Energy Corp (NYSE: CMS) and NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE: NEE) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.4% and 3.2%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 2.1% on the day, and down 6.82% year-to-date. CMS Energy Corp, meanwhile, is down 1.44% year-to-date, and NextEra Energy Inc,...