Tuesday Sector Laggards: Energy, Materials

In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 3.8% loss. Within the sector, Williams Cos Inc (NYSE: WMB) and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 14.8% and 13.1%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLE), which is down 2.0% on the day, and down 10.93% year-to-date. Williams Cos Inc , meanwhile, is down 38.02% year-to-date, a...