Wednesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Services

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.8%. Within that group, NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) and CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE: CNP) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.2% and 1.3%, 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 8.15% year-to-date. NiSource Inc. , meanwhile, is up 15.82% year-to-date, and CenterPoint Energy...