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On Friday, the Services sector outperformed other sectors, rising by 0.9%. Key contributors included Expedia Group Inc (EXPE) with a 17.3% increase and News Corp (NWSA) by 5.9%. Year-to-date, Expedia is up 38.94%, while News Corp is down 2.87%. Combined, these stocks represent approximately 0.5% of the iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF (IYC), which is down 0.1% today but up 5.89% year-to-date.
The Energy sector also performed well, increasing by 0.8%. Notable stocks included Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) with a gain of 2.4% and Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) up 2.3%. Exxon is up 11.74% year-to-date, and Devon is up 3.59%. Together, XOM and DVN account for approximately 24.8% of the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), which is up 1.0% for the day and 6.66% year-to-date.
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