Monday Sector Laggards: Materials, Energy

The worst performing sector as of midday Monday is the Materials sector, showing a 4.7% loss. Within that group, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 10.4% and 8.2%, respectively. Among the high volume ETFs, one ETF closely following materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLB), which is down 4.0% on the day, and down 10.23% year-to-date. CF Industries Holdings Inc, me...