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Thursday Sector Laggards: Energy, Materials

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In afternoon trading on Thursday, Energy stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 4.1% loss. Within that group, Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE:OXY) and APA Corp (NASDAQ:APA) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 7.1% and 6.7%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLE), which is down 3.3% on the day, and up 43.96% year-to-date. Occidental Petroleum Corp, meanwhile, is up 64.07% year-to-date, and APA Corp is up 48.70% year-to-date. Combined, OXY and APA make up approximately 3.6% of the underlying holdings of XLE.

The next worst performing sector is the Materials sector, showing a 2.6% loss. Among large Materials stocks, Newmont Corp (NYSE:NEM) and Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) are the most notable, showing a loss of 6.5% and 6.2%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB), which is down 2.4% in midday trading, and up 13.66% on a year-to-date basis. Newmont Corp, meanwhile, is up 8.64% year-to-date, and Mosaic Co is up 33.57% year-to-date. Combined, NEM and MOS make up approximately 5.9% of the underlying holdings of XLB.

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Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:

Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Thursday. As you can see, three sectors are up on the day, while six sectors are down.