Hottest and Coldest Sectors for Thursday 7/7/2011

The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 14 points, or 1%, in today's session to close at 1353.22. The index is nearing its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Thursday's session is as follows: The S&P 500 was led by the Basic Materials Sector in Thursday's session, gaining 1.8% on the day. The Sector has gained 7.5% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Basic Materials Sector in today's action were: 1) CONSOL Energy CNX: Shares of CONSOL Energy finished up 4% from Wednesday's close to $50.90. 2) Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold: Shares of Freeport finished up 3.7% from Wednesday's close to 55.49. 3) Alpha Natural Resources ANR: Shares of Alpha Natural finished up 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $46.57. 4) Allegheny Technologies ATI: Shares of Allegheny finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $62.23. 5) Avery Dennison AVY: Shares of Avery Dennison finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $39.59. The S&P 500 Financials Sector gained 1.6% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.1% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Financials Sector in today's action were: 1) Janus Capital JNS: Shares of Janus Capital finished up 5.9% from Wednesday's close to $10.12. 2) Prologis PLD: Shares of Prologis finished up 3.5% from Wednesday's close to $37.26. 3) Legg Mason LM: Shares of Legg Mason finished up 3.3% from Wednesday's close to $34.22. 4) Huntington Bancshares HBAN: Shares of Huntington Bancshares finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $6.74. 5) NYSE Euronext NYX: Shares of NYSE Euronext finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $35.40. The S&P 500 Technology Sector gained 1.4% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 5.7% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Technology Sector in today's action were: 1) KLA Tencor KLAC: Shares of KLA finished up 7% from Wednesday's close to $42.53. 2) Juniper Networks JNPR: Shares of Juniper Networks finished up 4.1% from Wednesday's close to $32.80. 3) Micron Technology MU: Shares of Micron Technology finished up 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $7.82. 4) Applied Materials AMAT: Shares of Applied Materials finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $13.44. 5) Western Digital WDC: Shares of Western Digital finished up 3% from Wednesday's close to $38.51. The S&P Consumer Services Sector gained 1.4% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.8% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Consumer Services Sector in today's action were: 1) Kohl's KSS: Shares of Kohl's finished up 7.1% from Wednesday's close to $55.78. 2) Target TGT: Shares of Target finished up 6.7% from Wednesday's close to $51.67. 3) Urban Outfitters URBN: Shares of Urban Outfitters finished up 6% from Wednesday's close to $32.58. Weakness in the Sector: The following Consumer Services Stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session despite positive overall Sector performance: 1) JC Penney JCP: Shares of JC Penny finished down 1.4% from Wednesday's close to $33.73. 2) YUM! Brands YUM: Shares of YUM finished down 1% from Wednesday's close to $55.59. 3) Costco Wholesale COST: Shares of Costco Wholesale finished down 0.7% from Wednesday's close to $82.06. The S&P 500 Oil & Gas Sector gained 1.4% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 5% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Oil & Gas Sector in today's action were: 1) Valero Energy VLO: Shares of Valero finished up 4% from Wednesday's close to $26.32. 2) Halliburton HAL: Shares of Halliburton finished up 3.1% from Wednesday's close to $54.30. 3) Denbury Resources DNR: Shares of Denbury Resources finished up 2.7% from Wednesday's close to $20.41. 4) Apache APA: Shares of Apache finished up 2.2% from Wednesday's close to $126.38. Weakness in the Sector: The following Oil & Gas stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session, despite positive overall Sector performance: 1) Noble NE: Shares of Noble finished down 1.7% from Wednesday's close to $37.69. 2) Rowan Companies RDC: Shares of Rowan finished down 0.2% from Wednesday's close to $38.82. The S&P 500 Industrials Sector gained 1.1% in Thursday's session. The Sector has gained 7.1% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Industrials Sector in today's action were: 1) Textron TXT: Shares of Textron finished up 3.7% from Wednesday's close to $23.46. 2) PACCAR PCAR: Shares of PACCAR finished up 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $53.39. 3) Fluor FLR: Shares of Fluor finished up 2.9% from Wednesday's close to $66.78. Weakness in the Sector: the following Industrials stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session, despite positive overall sector performance: 1) Precision Castparts PCP: Shares of Precision Castparts finished down 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $164.18. 2) Northrop Grumman NOC: Shares of Northrop Grumman finished down 2.4% from Wednesday's close to $68.50. 3) Masco MAS: Shares of Masco finished down 0.3% from Wednesday's close to $12.04. The S&P 500 Consumer Goods Sector gained 0.6% in Thursday's session. The Sector has gained 4.5% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Consumer Goods Sector in today's action were: 1) Avon Products AVP: Shares of Avon Products finished up 4.8% from Wednesday's close to $28.74. 2) Pultegroup PHM: Shares of Pultegroup finished up 3.4% from Wednesday's close to $7.84. 3) Lennar LEN: Shares of Lennar finished up 3.3% from Wednesday's close to $18.90. Weakness in the Sector: The following Consumer Goods stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session, despite positive overall Sector performance: 1) Dr. Pepper Snapple Group DPS: Shares of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group finished down 2.7% from Wednesday's close to $41.65. 2) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. GT: Shares of Goodyear Tire finished down 2.4% from Wednesday's close to $17.43. 3) Hormel Foods HRL: Shares of Hormel Foods finished down 1.5% from Wednesday's close to $29.85. The S&P 500 Utilities Sector gained 0.4% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 3.2% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Utilities Sector in today's action were: 1) Constellation Energy CEG: Shares of Constellation Energy finished up 2% from Wednesday's close to $38.93. 2) Exelon EXC: Shares of Exelon finished up 1.9% from Wednesday's close to $43.74. 3) AES AES: Shares of AES finished up 1.2% from Wednesday's close to $13.13. Weakness in the Sector: The following Utilities stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session, despite positive overall Sector performance: 1) Southern SO: Shares of Southern finished down 0.4% from Wednesday's close to $40.48 2) Northeast Utilities MON: Shares of Northeast Utilities finished down 0.4% from Wednesday's close to $35.36. The S&P 500Telecomm Sector barely squeaked out a gain of 0.01% in Thursday's trading session. The Sector has gained 3.8% over the past 30 days. The strongest performing stocks in the S&P Telecomm Sector in today's action were: 1) Sprint Nextel S: Shares of Sprint Nextel finished up 2.5% from Wednesday's close to $5.65. 2) Leucadia National LUK: Shares of Leucadia finished up 0.9% from Wednesday's close to $35.85. Weakness in the Sector: The following Telecomm stocks showed signs of weakness in today's session. 1) Metropcs Communications PCS: Shares of Metropcs finished down 0.5% from Wednesday's close to $17.35. 2) Centurylink CTL: Shares of Centurylink finished down 0.5% from Wednesday's close to $40.71. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector was the worst performing area of the market in Thursday's session, losing 0.1% on the day. The Sector has gained 2.8% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Health Care Sector in today's action were: 1) Intuitive Surgical ISRG: Shares of Intuitive Surgical finished down 3.3% from Wednesday's close to $368.25. 2) Pfizer PFE: Shares of Pfizer finished down 2.7% from Wednesday's close to $20.23. 3) Humana HUM: Shares of Humana finished down 2.2% from Wednesday's close to $81.74. Weakness in the Sector: The following Health Care stocks showed signs of strength in today's session, despite overall Sector weakness: 1) Forest Laboratories FRX: Shares of Forest Laboratories finished up 2.3% from Wednesday's close to $39.92. 2) Celgene CELG: Shares of Celgene finished up 1.9% from Wednesday's close to $61.68. 3) Zimmer Holdings ZMH: Shares of Zimmer Holdings finished up 1.8% from Wednesday's close to $65.73.