Tuesday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Financial

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 0.7% loss. Within the sector, CMS Energy Corp (NYSE: CMS) and Xcel Energy, Inc. (NYSE: XEL) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 1.4% and 1.4%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is down 0.7% on the day, and down 4.28% year-to-date. CMS Energy Corp, meanwhile, is up 1.73% year-to-date, and Xcel En...