Hottest and Coldest Sectors for Friday 7/8/11

The S&P 500 lost 9.4 points, or 0.7%, in Friday's trading session, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report put an end to the recent market rally. The SPX is now 26.78 points lower than its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Friday's session is as follows: The S&P 500 Consumer Goods Sector was the strongest area of the index in Friday's session, losing 0.31% on the day. The Sector has gained 4.6% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Consumer Goods Sector in today's action were: 1) Dean Foods DF: Shares of Dean foods finished down 2.7% from Thursday's close to $12.09. 2) Leggett and Platt LEG: Shares of Leggett and Platt finished down 2.3% from Thursday's close to $24.23. 3) Hasbro HAS: Shares of Hasbro finished down 2.3% from Thursday's close to $44.65. Strength in the Sector: The following Consumer Goods showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Archer Daniels Midland ADM: Shares of Archer Daniels finished up 1.9% from Thursday's close to $31.04. 2) Electronic Arts ERTS: Shares of Electronic Arts finished up 0.9% from Thursday's close to $25.05. 3) Dr. Pepper Snapple Group DPS: Shares of Dr. Pepper Snapple finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $41.92. The S&P 500 Telecomm Sector lost 0.33% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 3.3% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Telecomm Sector in today's action were: 1) Sprint Nextel S: Shares of Sprint Nextel finished down 2.8% from Thursday's close to $5.49. 2) Leucadia National LUK: Shares of Leucadia National finished down 1.5% from Thursday's close to $35.32. 3) Centurylink CTL: Shares of Centurylink finished down 1% from Thursday's close to $40.31. Strength in the Sector: The following Telecomm stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Metropcs Communications PCS: Shares of Metropcs finished up 0.3% from Thursday's close to $17.40. 2) Frontier Communications FTR: Shares of Frontier finished up 8.2% from Thursday's close to $8.20. 3) Verizon Communications VZ: Shares of Verizon finished up 0.2% from Thursday's close to $37.48. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector lost 0.34% in Friday's session. The Sector has gained 2.3% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Health Care Sector in today's action were: 1) Tenet Healthcare THC: Shares of Tenet Healthcare finished down 2.5% from Thursday's close to $6.30. 2) Zimmer Holdings ZMH: Shares of Zimmer Holdings finished down 1.8% from Thursday's close to $64.52. 3) Quest Diagnostics DGX: Shares of Quest Diagnostics finished down 1.6% from Thursday's close to $59.61. Strength in the Sector: The following Health Care stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Merck & Co. MRK: Shares of Merck finished up 1.1% from Thursday's close to $36.12. 2) Watson Pharmaceuticals WPI: Shares of Watson Pharmaceuticals finished up 1% from Thursday's close to $69.85. 3) Biogen Idec BIIB: Shares of Biogen Idec finished up 0.8% from Thursday's close to $107.39. The S&P 500 Utilities Sector lost 0.37% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 2.7% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Utilities Sector in today's action were: 1) Spectra Energy SE: Shares of Spectra Energy finished down 1% from Thursday's close to $27.66. 2) Consolidated Edison ED: Shares of Consolidated Edison finished down 0.9% from Thursday's close to $53.56. 3) Public Service Enterprise Group PEG: Shares of Public Service Enterprise finished down 0.9% from Thursday's close to $32.54. Strength in the Sector: The following Utilities stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Edison International EIX: Shares of Edison International finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $39.05. 2) Nicor GAS: Shares of Nicor finished up 0.3% from Thursday's close to $56.28. The S&P 500 Technology Sector lost 0.5% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.1% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Technology Sector in today's action were: 1) JDS Uniphase JDSU: Shares of JDS Uniphase finished down 4.6% from Thursday's close to $15.94. 2) Motorola Mobility Holdings MMI: Shares of Motorola Mobility finished down 4.4% from Thursday's close to $21.64. 3) Advanced Micro Devices AMD: Shares of Advanced Micro finished down 2.8% from Thursday's close to $6.95. 4) Google GOOG: Shares of Google finished down 2.7% from Thursday's close to $531.99. Strength in the Sector: The following Technology stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Apple AAPL: Shares of Apple finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $359.71. 2) Microsoft MSFT: Shares of Microsoft finished up 0.6% from Thursday's close to $26.92. 3) Akamai Technologies AKAM: Shares of Akamai finished up 0.4% from Thursday's close to $31.66. The S&P 500 Consumer Services Sector lost 0.54% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.7% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Consumer Services Sector in today's action were: 1) News Corp NWSA: Shares of News Corp finished down 3.9% from Thursday's close to $16.75. 2) Scripps Networks Interactive SNI: Shares of Scripps Networks finished down 3.5% from Thursday's close to $47.39. 3) Gannett GCI: Shares of Gannet finished down 2.9% from Thursday's close to $14.18. Strength in the Sector: The following Consumer Services Stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Wynn Resorts WYNN: Shares of Wynn finished up 2.3% from Thursday's close to $161.15. 2) Expedia EXPE: Shares of Expedia finished up 1.4% from Thursday's close to $30.68. 3) Netflix NFLX: Shares of Netflix finished up 0.9% from Thursday's close to $295.14. The S&P 500 Oil & Gas Sector lost 0.65% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 3.8% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Oil & Gas Sector in today's action were: 1) Denbury Resources DNR: Shares of Denbury finished down 2.7% from Thursday's close to $19.86. 2) Williams Companies WMB: Shares of Williams Companies finished down 2.3% from Thursday's close to $29.58. 3) Nabors Industries NBR: Shares of Nabors finished down 2% from Thursday's close to $24.43. Strength in the Sector: The following Oil & Gas stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Chesapeake Energy CHK: Shares of Chesapeake finished up 0.2% from Thursday's close to $30.58. 2) EQT EQT: Shares of EQT finished up 0.1% from Thursday's close to $54.51. The S&P 500 Basic Materials Sector lost 0.9% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 7.8% over the past 30 days. The worst performing stocks in the S&P Basic Materials Sector in today's action were: 1) Alpha Natural Resources ANR: Shares of Alpha Natural finished down 2.7% from Thursday's close to $45.29. 2) AK Steel Holding AKS: Shares of AK Steel finished down 2.4% from Thursday's close to $16.22. 3) Dow Chemical DOW: Shares of Dow Chemical finished down 2.1% from Thursday's close to $36.38. Strength in the Sector: The following Basic Materials stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) CF Industries CF: Shares of CF Industries finished up 2.3% from Thursday's close to $149.01. 2) Cliffs Natural Resources CLF: Shares of Cliffs finished up 0.9% from Thursday's close to $97.42. The S&P 500 Industrials Sector lost 1.16% in Friday's trading session. The Sector has gained 6.7% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P Industrials Sector in today's action were: 1) Vulcan Materials VMC: Shares of Vulcan finished down 4.2% from Thursday's close to $38.03. 2) Agilent Technologies A: Shares of Agilent finished down 4.1% from Thursday's close to $50.23. 3) Robert Half International RHI: Shares of Robert Half finished down 4% from Thursday's close to $26.68. Strength in the Sector: The following Industrials stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Ball Corp BLL: Shares of Ball finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $40.36. 2) Fluor FLR: Shares of Fluor finished up 0.3% from Thursday's close to $66.99. 3) Fastenal FAST: Shares of Fastenal finished up 0.2% from Thursday's close to $36.63. The S&P 500 Financials Sector was the worst performing area of the index in Friday's session, losing 1.24% on the day. The Sector has gained 5.9% over the past 30 days. The weakest performing stocks in the S&P 500 Financials Sector in today's action were: 1) BB&T BBT: Shares of BB&T finished down 3.3% from Thursday's close to $26.09. 2) Charles Schwab SCHW: Shares of Charles Schwab finished down 3.2% from Thursday's close to $15.60. 3) Huntington Bancshares HBAN: Shares of Huntington finished down 3.1% from Thursday's close to $6.53. 4) Morgan Stanley MS: Shares of Morgan Stanley finished down 3% from Thursday's close to $22.30. 5) CB Richard Ellis CBG: Shares of CB Richard Ellis finished down 3% from Thursday's close to $25.28. Strength in the Sector: The following Financials stocks showed signs of strength in Friday's session, despite negative overall Sector performance: 1) Kimco Realty KIM: Shares of Kimco finished up 0.7% from Thursday's close to $19.50. 2) Western Union WU: Shares of Western Union finished up 0.5% from Thursday's close to $19.77.