Monday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Services

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.8%. Within that group, CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE: CNP) and Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 4.3% and 2.5%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 1.0% on the day, and up 6.00% year-to-date. CenterPoint Energy, Inc, meanwhile, is up 1....