TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday
Stocks resumed their advances on Tuesday, led by an eclectic mix of strength in sectors as diverse as telecommunications and energy.
Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday.
Among the sector leaders on Tuesday was telecommunications, with AT&T
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Also advancing on growing confidence and optimism were consumer cyclical or discretionary ETFs such as the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDRS ETF
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Strength in the energy markets meant higher prices for ETFs linked to the price of energy commodities like the United States Oil Fund ETF
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Up by more than 2% late in trading on Tuesday was the iShares S&P Latin America 40 Fund ETF
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