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Daily Special Report

Published Oct 27

The Sector Watch List

7 of 11 sectors higher on the Oct 26 close

7 sectorsCovering Oct 26Data through Oct 26

Technology led the gainers at +1.69%, while Communication Services sat at the losing end at -1.57%. These are regular-hours closes for the SPDR sector ETFs on Oct 26 against the prior close. The comparison with SPY uses its +0.71% move, so a sector can rise and still lag the benchmark.

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

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

TechnologyXLK
Session+1.69%
vs S&P 500+0.98 pts
Close$186.32

Technology posted the biggest move on the session of the 7 here, rising +1.69% to close at $186.32. It outpaced the S&P 500 by +0.98 pts, the only gap here at that level.

XLK outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.71%)

Communication ServicesXLC
Session-1.57%
vs S&P 500-2.28 pts
Close$103.85

At the other end, Communication Services fell -1.57%, the second-largest move on the session of the 7 here. Its -2.28 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the biggest among the 7 here.

XLC lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.71%)

IndustrialsXLI
Session+1.42%
vs S&P 500+0.71 pts
Close$166.96

With a +1.42% rise, Industrials had the third-largest move on the session of the 7 here. The $166.96 close was the second-largest closing price of the 7 here.

XLI outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.71%)

Consumer DiscretionaryXLY
Session+1.03%
vs S&P 500+0.32 pts
Close$114.26

A +1.03% gain put Consumer Discretionary fourth by the size of its move on the session. Its +0.32 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the fifth-largest of the 7 here.

XLY outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.71%)

Real EstateXLRE
Session+0.54%
vs S&P 500-0.17 pts
Close$42.80

Despite rising +0.54% to $42.80, Real Estate lagged the S&P 500 by -0.17 pts. That was the smallest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here.

XLRE lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.71%)

EnergyXLE
Session+0.45%
vs S&P 500-0.26 pts
Close$69.64

Further down the gainers, Energy added +0.45%, the sixth-largest move on the session of the 7 here. Its -0.26 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the sixth-largest of the 7 here.

XLE lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.71%)

Consumer StaplesXLP
Session-0.34%
vs S&P 500-1.05 pts
Close$87.96

On the downside, Consumer Staples slipped -0.34%, the smallest move on the session of the 7 here. The -1.05 pts gap to the S&P 500's move was the second-largest among the 7 here.

XLP lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.71%)

How this board was built

Each sector is its SPDR sector ETF: regular-hours close on Oct 26 vs the prior close. “vs S&P 500” is the gap to SPY's move (+0.71%), in percentage points. Ranked by the size of the move in either direction. Not a recommendation.