Monday's ETF Winners & Losers

The PowerShares Lux Nanotech(PXN) exchange-traded fund was one of the top gainers Monday, thanks to gains of 11% or more in holdings NVE Corp.(NVEC) and Nucryst Pharmaceuticals(NCST). The ETF was higher by 27 cents, or 1.5%, to $18.56.

Bundled securities tracking semiconductors were also performing well. Among individual names, Broadcom(BRCM) rose 3.4%, KLA-Tencor(KLAC) was higher by 3.2%, and Nvidia(NVDA) tacked on 2.1%.

The iShares Goldman Sachs Semiconductor(IGW) ETF was gaining 1.2% to $60.78. The Semiconductor HOLDRs(SMH) was adding 1.1% to $33.93, and the SPDR Semiconductor(XSD) was up 1.2% to $48.56.

On the flipside, energy-related ETFs were dropping as crude prices plummeted below $59 a barrel. The PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services(PXJ) ETF was losing 1.6% to $19.20. The Oil Services HOLDRs (OIH) ETF was falling by 1.2% to $133.18, and the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration Index(IEO) ETF was giving back 1.2% to $47.65.

Meanwhile, the Telecom HOLDRs(PXN) ETF sank after major holding Verizon (VZ) fell 3.6% despite posting third-quarter earnings that beat the Thomson First Call average estimate. The ETF was off 42 cents, or 1.2%, to $34.33.

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