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Daily Special Report

Published Oct 28

The Sector Watch List

5 of 11 sectors higher on the Oct 27 close

7 sectorsCovering Oct 27Data through Oct 27

Energy sat at one end of the Oct 27 close, down -2.05%, while Technology sat at the other, up +1.70%. The split is less a verdict than a record of which sectors carried the close. Each figure comes from the regular-hours close of its SPDR sector ETF against the prior close.

Days between trade and disclosure, per companyDAYS FROM TRADE TO DISCLOSUREEnergyno disclosure datesTechnologyno disclosure datesConsumer Discretionaryno disclosure datesConsumer Staplesno disclosure datesReal Estateno disclosure datesMaterialsno disclosure datesUtilitiesno disclosure dates

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

EnergyXLE
Session-2.05%
vs S&P 500-2.61 pts
Close$68.21

At -2.05%, Energy made the biggest move on the session of the 7 here. Its gap to the S&P 500's move was -2.61 pts, the biggest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here.

XLE lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.56%)

TechnologyXLK
Session+1.70%
vs S&P 500+1.14 pts
Close$189.49

Technology rose +1.70%, the second-largest move on the session of the 7 here. Its closing price was $189.49, the biggest closing price of the 7 here.

XLK outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.56%)

Consumer DiscretionaryXLY
Session+1.04%
vs S&P 500+0.48 pts
Close$115.45

By contrast, Consumer Discretionary gained +1.04%, the third-largest move on the session of the 7 here. It finished +0.48 pts ahead of the S&P 500's move, the fifth-largest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here.

XLY outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.56%)

Consumer StaplesXLP
Session-0.92%
vs S&P 500-1.48 pts
Close$87.15

On the downside, Consumer Staples fell -0.92%, the fourth-largest move on the session of the 7 here. Its gap to the S&P 500's move was -1.48 pts, the second-largest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here.

XLP lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.56%)

Real EstateXLRE
Session-0.84%
vs S&P 500-1.40 pts
Close$42.44

Real Estate posted -0.84%, the fifth-largest move on the session of the 7 here. At $42.44, it had the smallest closing price of the 7 here.

XLRE lagged the S&P 500 (SPY +0.56%)

MaterialsXLB
Session+0.78%
vs S&P 500+0.22 pts
Close$51.78

Materials added +0.78%, the sixth-largest move on the session of the 7 here. Its +0.22 pts lead over the S&P 500's move was the sixth-largest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here.

XLB outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.56%)

UtilitiesXLU
Session+0.71%
vs S&P 500+0.14 pts
Close$42.85

With a gain of +0.71%, Utilities had the smallest move on the session of the 7 here. Its +0.14 pts lead over the S&P 500's move was the smallest gap to the S&P 500's move of the 7 here.

XLU outpaced the S&P 500 (SPY +0.56%)

How this board was built

Each sector is its SPDR sector ETF: regular-hours close on Oct 27 vs the prior close. “vs S&P 500” is the gap to SPY's move (+0.56%), in percentage points. Ranked by the size of the move in either direction. Not a recommendation.