Wednesday Sector Leaders: Consumer Products, Technology & Communications

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Consumer Products stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.6%. Within the sector, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL) and Mattel Inc (NASD: MAT) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.7% and 2.7%, respectively. Among consumer products ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (AMEX: IYK), which is up 0.5% on the day, and up 4.57% year-to-date. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, meanwhile, is down 20.99%...