Tuesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Energy

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 2.0%. Within that group, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) and PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.4% and 2.9%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 2.1% on the day, and down 6.72% year-to-date. Duke Energy Corp, meanwhile, is down 7.96% year-to-...