Hottest and Coldest Sectors for Friday 7/8/11

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The S&P 500 lost 9.4 points, or 0.7%, in Friday's trading session, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report put an end to the recent market rally. The SPX is now 26.78 points lower than its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Friday's session is as follows:
The S&P 500 Consumer Goods Sector was the strongest area of the index in Friday's session, losing 0.31% on the day. The Sector has gained 4.6% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Consumer Goods Sector in today's action were:
1) Dean Foods
DF
: Shares of Dean foods finished down 2.7% from Thursday's close to $12.09. 2) Leggett and Platt
LEG
: Shares of Leggett and Platt finished down 2.3% from Thursday's close to $24.23. 3) Hasbro
HAS
: Shares of Hasbro finished down 2.3% from Thursday's close to $44.65.
Strength in the Sector: The following Consumer Goods showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
: Shares of Archer Daniels finished up 1.9% from Thursday's close to $31.04. 2) Electronic Arts
ERTS
: Shares of Electronic Arts finished up 0.9% from Thursday's close to $25.05. 3) Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
DPS
: Shares of Dr. Pepper Snapple finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $41.92.
The S&P 500 Telecomm Sector lost 0.33% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 3.3% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Telecomm Sector in today's action were:
1) Sprint Nextel
S
: Shares of Sprint Nextel finished down 2.8% from Thursday's close to $5.49. 2) Leucadia National
LUK
: Shares of Leucadia National finished down 1.5% from Thursday's close to $35.32. 3) Centurylink
CTL
: Shares of Centurylink finished down 1% from Thursday's close to $40.31.
Strength in the Sector: The following Telecomm stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Metropcs Communications
PCS
: Shares of Metropcs finished up 0.3% from Thursday's close to $17.40. 2) Frontier Communications
FTR
: Shares of Frontier finished up 8.2% from Thursday's close to $8.20. 3) Verizon Communications
VZ
: Shares of Verizon finished up 0.2% from Thursday's close to $37.48.
The S&P 500 Health Care Sector lost 0.34% in Friday's session. The Sector has gained 2.3% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Health Care Sector in today's action were:
1) Tenet Healthcare
THC
: Shares of Tenet Healthcare finished down 2.5% from Thursday's close to $6.30. 2) Zimmer Holdings
ZMH
: Shares of Zimmer Holdings finished down 1.8% from Thursday's close to $64.52. 3) Quest Diagnostics
DGX
: Shares of Quest Diagnostics finished down 1.6% from Thursday's close to $59.61.
Strength in the Sector: The following Health Care stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Merck & Co.
MRK
: Shares of Merck finished up 1.1% from Thursday's close to $36.12. 2) Watson Pharmaceuticals
WPI
: Shares of Watson Pharmaceuticals finished up 1% from Thursday's close to $69.85. 3) Biogen Idec
BIIB
: Shares of Biogen Idec finished up 0.8% from Thursday's close to $107.39.
The S&P 500 Utilities Sector lost 0.37% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 2.7% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Utilities Sector in today's action were:
1) Spectra Energy
SE
: Shares of Spectra Energy finished down 1% from Thursday's close to $27.66. 2) Consolidated Edison
ED
: Shares of Consolidated Edison finished down 0.9% from Thursday's close to $53.56. 3) Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
: Shares of Public Service Enterprise finished down 0.9% from Thursday's close to $32.54.
Strength in the Sector: The following Utilities stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Edison International
EIX
: Shares of Edison International finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $39.05. 2) Nicor
GAS
: Shares of Nicor finished up 0.3% from Thursday's close to $56.28.
The S&P 500 Technology Sector lost 0.5% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.1% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Technology Sector in today's action were:
1) JDS Uniphase
JDSU
: Shares of JDS Uniphase finished down 4.6% from Thursday's close to $15.94. 2) Motorola Mobility Holdings
MMI
: Shares of Motorola Mobility finished down 4.4% from Thursday's close to $21.64. 3) Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
: Shares of Advanced Micro finished down 2.8% from Thursday's close to $6.95. 4) Google
GOOG
: Shares of Google finished down 2.7% from Thursday's close to $531.99.
Strength in the Sector: The following Technology stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Apple
AAPL
: Shares of Apple finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $359.71. 2) Microsoft
MSFT
: Shares of Microsoft finished up 0.6% from Thursday's close to $26.92. 3) Akamai Technologies
AKAM
: Shares of Akamai finished up 0.4% from Thursday's close to $31.66.
The S&P 500 Consumer Services Sector lost 0.54% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.7% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Consumer Services Sector in today's action were:
1) News Corp
NWSA
: Shares of News Corp finished down 3.9% from Thursday's close to $16.75. 2) Scripps Networks Interactive
SNI
: Shares of Scripps Networks finished down 3.5% from Thursday's close to $47.39. 3) Gannett
GCI
: Shares of Gannet finished down 2.9% from Thursday's close to $14.18.
Strength in the Sector: The following Consumer Services Stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Wynn Resorts
WYNN
: Shares of Wynn finished up 2.3% from Thursday's close to $161.15. 2) Expedia
EXPE
: Shares of Expedia finished up 1.4% from Thursday's close to $30.68. 3) Netflix
NFLX
: Shares of Netflix finished up 0.9% from Thursday's close to $295.14.
The S&P 500 Oil & Gas Sector lost 0.65% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 3.8% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Oil & Gas Sector in today's action were:
1) Denbury Resources
DNR
: Shares of Denbury finished down 2.7% from Thursday's close to $19.86. 2) Williams Companies
WMB
: Shares of Williams Companies finished down 2.3% from Thursday's close to $29.58. 3) Nabors Industries
NBR
: Shares of Nabors finished down 2% from Thursday's close to $24.43.
Strength in the Sector: The following Oil & Gas stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Chesapeake Energy
CHK
: Shares of Chesapeake finished up 0.2% from Thursday's close to $30.58. 2) EQT
EQT
: Shares of EQT finished up 0.1% from Thursday's close to $54.51.
The S&P 500 Basic Materials Sector lost 0.9% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 7.8% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Basic Materials Sector in today's action were:
1) Alpha Natural Resources
ANR
: Shares of Alpha Natural finished down 2.7% from Thursday's close to $45.29. 2) AK Steel Holding
AKS
: Shares of AK Steel finished down 2.4% from Thursday's close to $16.22. 3) Dow Chemical
DOW
: Shares of Dow Chemical finished down 2.1% from Thursday's close to $36.38.
Strength in the Sector: The following Basic Materials stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) CF Industries
CF
: Shares of CF Industries finished up 2.3% from Thursday's close to $149.01. 2) Cliffs Natural Resources
CLF
: Shares of Cliffs finished up 0.9% from Thursday's close to $97.42.
The S&P 500 Industrials Sector lost 1.16% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.7% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Industrials Sector in today's action were:
1) Vulcan Materials
VMC
: Shares of Vulcan finished down 4.2% from Thursday's close to $38.03. 2) Agilent Technologies
A
: Shares of Agilent finished down 4.1% from Thursday's close to $50.23. 3) Robert Half International
RHI
: Shares of Robert Half finished down 4% from Thursday's close to $26.68.
Strength in the Sector: The following Industrials stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Ball Corp
BLL
: Shares of Ball finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $40.36. 2) Fluor
FLR
: Shares of Fluor finished up 0.3% from Thursday's close to $66.99. 3) Fastenal
FAST
: Shares of Fastenal finished up 0.2% from Thursday's close to $36.63.
The S&P 500 Financials Sector was the worst performing area of the index in Friday's session, losing 1.24% on the day. The Sector has gained 5.9% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P 500 Financials Sector in today's action were:
1) BB&T
BBT
: Shares of BB&T finished down 3.3% from Thursday's close to $26.09. 2) Charles Schwab
SCHW
: Shares of Charles Schwab finished down 3.2% from Thursday's close to $15.60. 3) Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
: Shares of Huntington finished down 3.1% from Thursday's close to $6.53. 4) Morgan Stanley
MS
: Shares of Morgan Stanley finished down 3% from Thursday's close to $22.30. 5) CB Richard Ellis
CBG
: Shares of CB Richard Ellis finished down 3% from Thursday's close to $25.28.
Strength in the Sector: The following Financials stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance:
1) Kimco Realty
KIM
: Shares of Kimco finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $19.50. 2) Western Union
WU
: Shares of Western Union finished up 0.5% from Thursday's close to $19.77.
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