Tuesday's ETF Movers: XBI, GDXJ
ETF Channel Staff - Tuesday, August 22, 3:11 PMIn trading on Tuesday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Blueprint Medicines (BPMC), up about 11.2% and shares of Ziopharm Oncology (ZIOP), up about 8.3% on the day.
And underperforming other ETFs today is the Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), down about 0.7% in Tuesday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Tuesday were shares of Pretium Resources (PVG), lower by about 3.7%, and shares of Endeavour Silver (EXK), lower by about 3.6% on the day.