Tuesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Healthcare

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.6%. Within the sector, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE: NRG) and NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.5% and 1.5%, 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 up 0.25% year-to-date. NRG Energy Inc, meanwhile, is up 1.36% year-to-date...