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Daily Special Report

Published Oct 24

The Sector Watch List

3 of 11 sectors higher on the Oct 23 close

7 sectorsCovering Oct 23Data through Oct 23

Energy gained +2.60% on the Oct 23 close, while Health Care fell -1.11% at the other end of the session's move. The other sectors in the list also declined, with Consumer Staples down -1.92% and Communication Services down -1.78%. Each figure is the regular-hours close of its SPDR sector ETF against the prior close, with the comparison to SPY's -0.52% move.

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

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

EnergyXLE
Session+2.60%
vs S&P 500+3.13 pts
Close$69.33

Energy rose +2.60%, the biggest move on the session of the 7 here, and XLE outpaced SPY's -0.52% move. Its +3.13 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was also the biggest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here; XLE closed at $69.33.

XLE outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY -0.52%)

Consumer StaplesXLP
Session-1.92%
vs S&P 500-1.40 pts
Close$88.26

Against SPY's -0.52% move, Consumer Staples fell -1.92%, leaving XLP with the second-largest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here at -1.40 pts. XLP closed at $88.26, the fifth-largest closing price of the 7 here.

XLP lagged the S&P 500 (SPY -0.52%)

Communication ServicesXLC
Session-1.78%
vs S&P 500-1.26 pts
Close$105.51

Communication Services closed at $105.51, the fourth-largest closing price of the 7 here. XLC fell -1.78% and lagged SPY's -0.52% move, with the third-largest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here at -1.26 pts.

XLC lagged the S&P 500 (SPY -0.52%)

Consumer DiscretionaryXLY
Session-1.66%
vs S&P 500-1.14 pts
Close$113.10

Measured against SPY's -0.52% move, Consumer Discretionary fell -1.66%, the fourth-largest move on the session of the 7 here. XLY's -1.14 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the fourth-largest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here, and it closed at $113.10.

XLY lagged the S&P 500 (SPY -0.52%)

FinancialsXLF
Session-1.32%
vs S&P 500-0.80 pts
Close$55.90

Financials fell -1.32% and XLF closed at $55.90. That was the smallest closing price of the 7 here, while the move was the fifth-largest move on the session of the 7 here.

XLF lagged the S&P 500 (SPY -0.52%)

IndustrialsXLI
Session-1.27%
vs S&P 500-0.74 pts
Close$164.62

By the close, XLI stood at $164.62, the second-largest closing price of the 7 here. Industrials fell -1.27%, the sixth-largest move on the session of the 7 here, and lagged SPY's -0.52% move by -0.74 pts.

XLI lagged the S&P 500 (SPY -0.52%)

Health CareXLV
Session-1.11%
vs S&P 500-0.59 pts
Close$179.28

Health Care's -1.11% decline was the smallest move on the session of the 7 here. XLV closed at $179.28, the biggest closing price of the 7 here, while its -0.59 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the smallest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here.

XLV lagged the S&P 500 (SPY -0.52%)

How this board was built

Each sector is its SPDR sector ETF: regular-hours close on Oct 23 vs the prior close. “vs S&P 500” is the gap to SPY's move (-0.52%), in percentage points. Ranked by the size of the move in either direction. Not a recommendation.