Monday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Industrial

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 1.4%. Within that group, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) and FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.9% and 2.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 1.5% on the day, and down 4.45% year-to-date. NRG Energy Inc, meanwhile, is down 4.17...