Wednesday Sector Laggards: Energy, Materials

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 5.6% loss. Within the sector, Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) and Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 14.4% and 11.6%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLE), which is down 3.8% on the day, and down 3.45% year-to-date. Southwestern Energy Company, meanwhile, is down 7.88% year-to-date, ...