Health Care (OW) led the S&P 500 sectors this week, rising 4.3%. Energy (OW) was next at 2.5% and is up 41.2% ytd, the best of the 11 sectors (chart). Materials (OW) also finished higher, up 2.3%. The other eight sectors fell. Utilities (OW) was the weakest at -3.6%, followed by Industrials (OW) at -3.4% and Information Technology (MW) at -3.2%.
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