TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday
Technology stocks were among those in the spotlight on Tuesday as traders absorbed news of Cisco’s first, year-end slowdown and reports of slowing cell phone sales in the coming year. Up dramatically were homebuilding stocks, boosted by the Fed’s plan to provide up to $800 billion to unlock consumer and small business credit markets.
Here are 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday.
Anxiety over handset sales going forward and news of an end of year shutdown at Cisco
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Traders can specifically target the semiconductor segment of technology through the SPDRS S&P Semiconductor Sector ETF, XSD
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News that the Federal Reserve was committing $800 billion to help ease credit markets for home buyers and small businesses helped homebuilder stocks move higher on Tuesday. The SPDRS S&P Homebuilders ETF, XHB
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Although trading below its open on Tuesday, the iShares Brazil Index fund, EWZ
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