Monday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Financial

In afternoon trading on Monday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.1%. Within that group, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (NYSE: PEG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.2% on the day, and up 17.93% year-to-date. Duke Energy Corp, meanwhile, is up 16.97% year-to-date, and Publ...