Financial and Services Sectors Lead Market Gains Midday Tuesday

As of midday Tuesday, the Financial sector stands out with a 1.9% increase. In this sector, Invesco Ltd (Symbol: IVZ) and Berkley Corp (Symbol: WRB) are notable leaders, showcasing gains of 9.0% and 4.3%, respectively. For those investing in financial ETFs, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLF) is also performing well, up 2.2% today but down 3.14% year-to-date. Specifically, Invesco Ltd has decreased 21.11% year-to-date, while Berkley Corp has risen 20.18% in the same timeframe. Together, IVZ and WRB account for about 0.4% of XLF’s underlying holdings.

Following closely is the Services sector, which has climbed 1.8%. Among significant players, PulteGroup Inc (Symbol: PHM) and Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX) lead the way, with increases of 7.2% and 5.2%, respectively. The iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF (IYC), which tracks this sector, is up 2.4% during midday trading, yet down 11.91% year-to-date. PulteGroup Inc has seen a year-to-date decrease of 8.13%, and Netflix Inc is up 16.66% year-to-date. Both PHM and NFLX represent approximately 5.5% of the IYC’s underlying holdings.

For a comprehensive overview of stock performance over the last twelve months, please refer to the relative Stock price performance chart below, with each symbol color-coded as indicated in the legend:

Additionally, here is a snapshot showing how the S&P 500 components across various sectors are performing in afternoon trading on Tuesday. Notably, nine sectors have posted gains, while none are showing losses.

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