Thursday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Technology & Communications

In afternoon trading on Thursday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, up 0.2%. Within that group, SCANA Corp (NYSE: SCG) and CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE: CNP) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.2% on the day, and down 4.87% year-to-date. SCANA Corp, meanwhile, is down 7.57% year-to-date, and CenterPoint Energy, In...