TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday

Stocks rallied modestly on Thursday, with financials and energies leading the way higher.

Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday.

After a three-day pullback, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
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was one among a number of financial-related exchange-traded funds to move higher on Thursday. Gaining more than 5% intra-day was the ProShares Ultra Financial ETF
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, back in overbought territory below the 200-day moving average.

Rallying after a two-day pullback above its 200-day moving average was the iShares Dow Jones Energy Services Index ETF
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, which benefited from strong energy prices on Thursday.

Sellers emerged in health care-related ETFs on Thursday, taking advantage of recent gains by taking profits in ETFs like the Health Care Select SPDR ETF
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and the iShares Dow Jones Healthcare Services ETF
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, both off more than 1% intra-day.

After dipping into oversold territory above its 200-day moving average on Wednesday, shares of the Market Vectors Coal ETF
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were up by more than 4% intraday late on Thursday.

While a number of country ETFs – especially in Asian – were rallying from recent oversold conditions above the 200-day, a few funds, such as the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index ETF
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remained largely oversold during Thursday’s trading.

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