Wednesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Healthcare

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, not showing much of a loss. Within the sector, Xcel Energy, Inc. (NYSE: XEL) and CMS Energy Corp (NYSE: CMS) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.2% on the day, and down 3.74% year-to-date. Xcel Energy, Inc., meanwhile, is up 5.15% year-to-date, and ...