Bundled securities tracking the energy sector were among the best performers of the session Wednesday as the front-month May crude contract jumped $1.65 to $61.26 a barrel.
The United States Oil (USO Quote) ETF was adding 2.5% to $50. The iPath Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Index (XES Quote) ETF rose 2.3% to $36.40. The PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration (PXE Quote) ETF was climbing 2.3% to $20.25, and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE Quote) ETF was recently up 2.2% to $60.05.
The SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals (XPH Quote) was also rising. Holding Mylan Laboratories (MYL Quote) was recently up 5% despite a federal court ruling that prevents it from selling its own version of an epilepsy drug. The ETF was adding 50 cents, or 1.5%, to $34.42. ...
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