Thursday Sector Leaders: Healthcare, Services

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Thursday, shares of Healthcare companies are outperforming other sectors, up 0.9%. Within that group, Endo International plc (NASD: ENDP) and Medtronic PLC (NYSE: MDT) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.3% and 2.9%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLV), which is up 1.0% on the day, and up 0.73% year-to-date. Endo International plc, meanwhile, i...