Friday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Healthcare

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Friday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.9%. Within the sector, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) and Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.9% and 1.9%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.8% on the day, and down 4.64% year-to-date. FirstEnergy Corp., meanwhile, is ...