Friday Sector Laggards: Energy, Utilities

The worst performing sector as of midday Friday is the Energy sector, not showing much of a gain. Within the sector, Noble Corp plc (NYSE: NE) and Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 3.6% and 3.1%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLE), which is up 0.6% on the day, and down 5.84% year-to-date. Noble Corp plc, meanwhile, is down 8.75% year-to-date, and Transocean Ltd., is down 19.61% ...