Monday Sector Laggards: Materials, Energy

The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Materials sector, higher by 0.3%. Within the sector, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) and Eastman Chemical Co. (NYSE: EMN) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 1.2% and 0.8%, respectively. Among the high volume ETFs, one ETF closely following materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLB), which is up 0.5% on the day, and up 3.00% year-to-date. CF Industries Holdings Inc, meanwhile, is up 6.11% ...