Tuesday Sector Laggards: Consumer Products, Materials

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Consumer Products stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 0.6% loss. Within that group, Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK) and Mattel Inc (NASD: MAT) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 3.0% and 2.6%, respectively. Among consumer products ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (AMEX: IYK), which is down 0.5% on the day, and down 0.54% year-to-date. Leucadia National Corp., meanwhile, is up 3.15% y...