Exchange-traded funds tracking energy were among the decliners this week despite an extraordinarily strong week for crude-oil futures.
Crude prices gathered an enormous amount of upward momentum this week and, in quick succession, smashed past the $130 and the $135 marks before easing to a 4.6% surge at $132.19 a barrel. Amid those moves, however, oil-and-gas giants Exxon Mobil (XOM Quote) and ConocoPhillips (COP Quote) each lost ground for the week as investors ended the week with profit-taking.
The Oil Service HOLDRs (OIH Quote) ETF was off 3.2% for the week, Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE Quote) sank 3%, and iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector (IYE Quote) gave up 2%. ...
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