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The worst performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Energy sector, showing a 0.3% loss. Within the sector, Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Symbol: MPC) and Schlumberger Ltd (Symbol: SLB) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 3.6% and 1.3%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLE), which is down 0.4% on the day, and up 12.02% year-to-date. Marathon Petroleum Corp., meanwhile, is up 16.15% year-to-date, and Schlumberger Ltd, is down 7.05% year-to-date. Combined, MPC and SLB make up approximately 8.1% of the underlying holdings of XLE.

The next worst performing sector is the Utilities sector, showing a 0.2% loss. Among large Utilities stocks, American Electric Power Co Inc (Symbol: AEP) and Evergy Inc (Symbol: EVRG) are the most notable, showing a loss of 1.1% and 1.0%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Utilities stocks is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU), which is down 0.1% in midday trading, and up 13.25% on a year-to-date basis. American Electric Power Co Inc, meanwhile, is up 12.57% year-to-date, and Evergy Inc is up 6.98% year-to-date. Combined, AEP and EVRG make up approximately 5.6% of the underlying holdings of XLU.

Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:

Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Tuesday. As you can see, five sectors are up on the day, while four sectors are down.

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