Cyclical ETFs Lead Peers

Retailers Thursday helped boost 
the cyclical-focused exchange-traded funds while the tech-focused ETFs weakened
again.

The Cyclicals-Transportation SPDR
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gained 2.9%, the day’s biggest advance among the U.S.-focused tradable funds.
The Dow Jones Consumer Cyclical iShares
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rose 1.6%.

The Dow Jones Basic Materials iShares
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added 2.0%, the Basic Materials SPDR
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1.8%, the Dow Jones
Chemical iShares
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1.4%, the Dow Jones Industrial
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1.1%.

On the downside, the Internet
Architecture HOLDR
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2.4%, the Software HOLDR
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2.1%, the Nasdaq
Biotechnology iShares
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2.1%, the Biotech HOLDR
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2.0%, the
Broadband HOLDR
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2.0%, the Dow Jones Technology iShares
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1.5%,
the Technology SPDR
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1.5%, the Nasdaq 100 Tracking Stock
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1.5%.