Energy, Utility ETFs Lead Peers

The energy- and utility-focused exchange-traded funds outperformed their peers Wednesday while the tech ETFs retreated on Cisco’s lackluster news.

The Oil Services HOLDR
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gained 2.3%, the day’s sharpest rise among the exchange-traded funds. The Energy
SPDR
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added 1.7%, the Dow Jones Energy iShares
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1.5%.

The Dow Jones Utilities iShares
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rose 1.5%, the Utility HOLDR
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1.3%.

On the downside, the Dow
Jones Internet iShares
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gave up 4.5%, the Semiconductor HOLDR
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3.7%, the Broadband HOLDR
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3.5%, the Internet Infrastructure HOLDR
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3.3%, the Nasdaq 100 Tracking Stock
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3.1%, the Dow Jones Technology
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3.0%,

Telecoms ceded ground. The Wireless
HOLDR
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lost 3.2%, the Telecom HOLDR
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1.8%.