TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday
Stocks moved into positive territory early, lost those gains after midday, but rallied into the close on Tuesday. Lagging sectors included financials, and emerging markets stocks continued to struggle. Energy stocks largely managed to maintain early advances.
Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday.
Weighing on the markets all day Tuesday was the poor performance of the financial sector. The SPDRs Select Sector Financial ETF, XLF
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The November NAHB Homebuilder Index fell to lowest levels on record for single-family homes. Traders can get exposure to the homebuilding industry through the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF, XHB
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Moving higher for a third day in a row was the ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 exchange-traded fund, SDS
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More retail earnings on Wednesday means the potential for increased trading in the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Cyclicals ETF, IYC
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Up modestly on Monday, the iShares Brazil Index fund ETF, EWZ
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