Friday's ETF Winners & Losers
Updated from 2:40 p.m. EDT with new stock prices
Energy-related exchange-traded funds were the worst performers of Friday's losing session. Oil prices pulled back after setting an all-time high.
Crude was recently down to $88.60, having earlier set an intraday record of $90.07. Additionally, oil giant
Schlumberger
(SLB) - Get Report
posted a 35% rise in profit from a year ago, handily beating estimates. Shares plummeted 11.02%, though, due to weakness in North America highlighted in the earnings reports
The
Ultra Oil & Gas ProShares
(DIG) - Get Report
dropped $10.44, or 8.68%, to $109.81. The
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment Index
(IEZ) - Get Report
was losing $4.27, or 6.45%, to $61.90. The
Oil Service HOLDRs
(OIH) - Get Report
was down $12.31, or 6.18%, to $186.78.
Bundled securities tracking Asian stocks also traded sharply lower. Overnight, Japan's Nikkei 225 slid 1.7%, and India's Sensex Index slumped 2.4%.
The
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index
(FXI) - Get Report
was falling $13.74, or 6.47%, to $198.76. The
SPDR S&P China
(GXC) - Get Report
was off $6.61, or 6.01%, to $103.29. The
PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China
(PGJ) - Get Report
was shedding $2.07, or 5.45%, to $35.90.
ETFs tracking the chip sector were also losing ground after
Advanced Micro Devices
(AMD) - Get Report
delivered a sorely disappointing third-quarter earnings report after Thursday's close, the latest in a string of weak reports for the chipmaker.
The
Ultra Semiconductor ProShares
(USD) - Get Report
fell $5.47, or 6.03%, to $85.29. The
iShares S&P GSTI Semiconductor
(IGW)
declined $2.01, or 2.93%, to $66.49. The
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors
(PSI) - Get Report
was down 49 cents, or 2.60%, to $18.37.
On the other hand, Treasury-related ETFs were among few winners of the day, as traders poured money into the so-called safe haven of bonds. Recently, the 10-year note was rallying 20/32 in price, cutting the yield to 4.41%. The 30-year bond was adding 1-3/32 in price, yielding 4.70%.
The
iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond
(TLT) - Get Report
rose $1.33, or 1.49%, to $90.46. The
SPDR Lehman Long Term Treasury
(TLO)
was up 45 cents, or 0.87%, to $52. The
iShares Lehman 10-20 Year Treasury Bond
(TLH) - Get Report
ETF was adding 96 cents, or 0.95%, to $102.46.