Monday Sector Leaders: Energy, Materials

The best performing sector as of midday Monday is the Energy sector, up 2.7%. Within that group, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 13.6% and 11.4%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLE), which is up 2.2% on the day, and up 3.30% year-to-date. Murphy Oil Corp, meanwhile, is up 21.47% year-to-date, and Southwestern Energy Company is ...