Thursday Sector Leaders: Consumer Products, Utilities

The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Consumer Products sector, higher by 0.6%. Within the sector, Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.2% and 2.4%, respectively. Among consumer products ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (AMEX: IYK), which is up 0.4% on the day, and up 5.46% year-to-date. Ralph Lauren Corp, meanwhile, is down 21.35% year-to-date,...