Tuesday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Technology & Communications

Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Tuesday, shares of Utilities companies are outperforming other sectors, losing just 0.1%. Within that group, Consolidated Edison Inc (NYSE: ED) and NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE: NEE) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLU), which is up 0.1% on the day, and up 17.69% year-to-date. Consolidated Edison Inc, me...