Thursday's ETF Movers: XLU, GDX
ETF Channel Staff - Thursday, July 30, 1:05 PMIn trading on Thursday, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLU) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of NRG Energy (NRG), up about 2.2% and shares of WEC Energy Group (WEC), up about 1.9% on the day.
And underperforming other ETFs today is the Gold Miners ETF (GDX), down about 3.3% in Thursday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Thursday were shares of Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), lower by about 10.4%, and shares of Sibanye Gold (SBGL), lower by about 6.7% on the day.