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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.
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. âvs S&P 500â 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.