Friday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Services

The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Utilities sector, up 0.5%. Within that group, Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) and Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 1.1% and 1.1%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.5% on the day, and down 10.00% year-to-date. Entergy Corp., meanwhile, is down 17.82% year-to-date, and Pinnacle West Capital Corp.,...