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For this week's sectors fund flow board, I include S&P 500 sectors year-to-today's performance. Let's check out how sector performed in 2021!
From this chart, you will be able to find out what sector ETFs have most fund inflow. Fund inflow is often considered as a bullish sign of the sector and related ETFs!
^Weekly Sectors Fund Flow Board: a sector ranking based on sector ETFs aggregate 3-month fund flows.
^3-month fund flows: a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of different sectors.
The latest sector updates:
*Tech
Technology stocks were finishing near their intra-day highs, with the $The Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLK.US)$ Thursday rising 0.6% while the $PHLX Semiconductor Index (.SOX.US)$ was advancing 1.0% this afternoon.
In company news, $Mercury Systems (MRCY.US)$ jumped out to a 10% gain shortly before Thursday's closing bell following reports activist investors Jana Partners plan to discuss possible options to improve shareholder value, including a potential sale of the defense electronics contractor.
$Cerence (CRNC.US)$ rose 9.3% after the edge software components company Thursday announced its "largest contract" ever, with a $149 million deal to provide a European automaker with its connected, conversational artificial intelligence-powered automotive assistant products.
$Apple (AAPL.US)$ was 0.4% higher, overcoming early weakness that followed reports the tech giant has temporarily closed eight of its retail stores in the US and Canada amid rising cases of COVID-19.
*FIN
Financial stocks continued to pad their pre-holiday gains, with the $Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF.US)$ rose 0.5% this Thursday.
$MARA Holdings (MARA.US)$ rose almost 11.7% after Thursday announcing plans to buy a "record number" of additional Antminer S19 XP bitcoin mining devices.
*Consumer
Consumer stocks extended their Thursday advance, with the $Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP.US)$ climbed 0.2% while the $Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY.US)$ rose 1.4% this Thursday afternoon.
$Scientific Games (SGMS.US)$ climbed 9% after withdrawing its bid to acquire the 19% equity interest in mobile games company $SciPlay (SCPL.US)$ it didn't already own after the two sides were unable to finalize a deal.
$Nikola (NKLA.US)$ gained 18% after the electric truck-maker tweeted late Wednesday its "first customer delivery (was) done" with "more to come."
Source: ETF Database, Standard & Poor's, MT Newswires