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Daily Special Report

Published Oct 22

The Sector Watch List

7 of 11 sectors higher on the Oct 21 close

7 sectorsCovering Oct 21Data through Oct 21

Technology led the gainers at +1.67%, while Communication Services sat at the other end of the session at -1.11%. Industrials added +0.91% and Financials +0.57%; Real Estate, Consumer Staples and Health Care were lower. The figures are regular-hours closes on Oct 21 versus the prior close, using each sector's SPDR sector ETF.

Days between trade and disclosure, per companyDAYS FROM TRADE TO DISCLOSURETechnologyno disclosure datesCommunication Servicesno disclosure datesIndustrialsno disclosure datesReal Estateno disclosure datesConsumer Staplesno disclosure datesFinancialsno disclosure datesHealth Careno disclosure dates

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

TechnologyXLK
Session+1.67%
vs S&P 500+1.15 pts
Close$188.54

Technology rose +1.67%, the biggest move on the session of the 7 here. At $188.54, its closing price was also the biggest of the 7 here.

XLK outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.53%)

Communication ServicesXLC
Session-1.11%
vs S&P 500-1.63 pts
Close$108.97

At -1.11%, Communication Services posted the second-largest move on the session of the 7 here. Its -1.63 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the biggest of the 7 here.

XLC lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.53%)

IndustrialsXLI
Session+0.91%
vs S&P 500+0.38 pts
Close$168.31

Industrials added +0.91%, the third-largest move on the session of the 7 here. Its $168.31 closing price was the third-largest of the 7 here.

XLI outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.53%)

Real EstateXLRE
Session-0.76%
vs S&P 500-1.28 pts
Close$42.06

By contrast, Real Estate slipped -0.76%, the fourth-largest move on the session of the 7 here. The -1.28 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the second-largest of the 7 here.

XLRE lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.53%)

Consumer StaplesXLP
Session-0.73%
vs S&P 500-1.25 pts
Close$87.11

The -0.73% move in Consumer Staples was the fifth-largest on the session of the 7 here. Its -1.25 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the third-largest of the 7 here.

XLP lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.53%)

FinancialsXLF
Session+0.57%
vs S&P 500+0.05 pts
Close$56.04

For Financials, +0.57% was the sixth-largest move on the session of the 7 here. The +0.05 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the smallest of the 7 here.

XLF outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.53%)

Health CareXLV
Session-0.49%
vs S&P 500-1.01 pts
Close$178.94

Health Care eased -0.49%, the smallest move on the session of the 7 here. Its $178.94 closing price was the second-largest of the 7 here.

XLV lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.53%)

How this board was built

Each sector is its SPDR sector ETF: regular-hours close on Oct 21 vs the prior close. “vs S&P 500” is the gap to SPY's move (+0.53%), in percentage points. Ranked by the size of the move in either direction. Not a recommendation.