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The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Financial sector, higher by 0.6%. Within that group, Extra Space Storage Inc (Symbol: EXR) and Public Storage (Symbol: PSA) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.6% and 2.1%, respectively. Among financial ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLF), which is up 0.5% on the day, and up 10.01% year-to-date. Extra Space Storage Inc, meanwhile, is up 1.17% year-to-date, and Public Storage, is down 3.00% year-to-date.

The next best performing sector is the Technology & Communications sector, higher by 0.5%. Among large Technology & Communications stocks, Super Micro Computer Inc (Symbol: SMCI) and Teradyne, Inc. (Symbol: TER) are the most notable, showing a gain of 4.3% and 4.3%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Technology & Communications stocks is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), which is up 0.1% in midday trading, and up 20.42% on a year-to-date basis. Super Micro Computer Inc, meanwhile, is up 225.65% year-to-date, and Teradyne, Inc. is up 39.27% year-to-date. Combined, SMCI and TER make up approximately 0.7% of the underlying holdings of XLK.

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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