Mixed Day in ETF Land

A few of the exchange-traded funds
managed a bounce Wednesday, but ETFs focused on the semiconductors and
financials remained under pressure.

The B2B Internet HOLDR
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bounced 4.4%, the day’s biggest gain among the U.S.-focused exchange-traded
funds. The Dow Jones Chemical iShares
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rose 2.4%, the Pharmaceutical
HOLDR
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1.8%, the Dow Jones Healthcare iShares
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1.8%, the Basic
Industries SPDR
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1.8%.

On the downside, the Semiconductor
HOLDR
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lost 4.4%, the Regional Banking HOLDR
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2.9%, the
Financial SPDR
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2.8%, the Internet Infrastructure HOLDR
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2.1%,
the Dow Jones Financial iShares
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1.9%.