Thursday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Services

In afternoon trading on Thursday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, losing just 0.2%. Within that group, Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and Edison International (NYSE: EIX) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 1.0% and 0.5%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is flat on the day on the day, and down 7.52% year-to-date. Exelon Corp., meanwhile, is down 7.31% year-to-date, and Edison Inte...