Thursday's ETF Winners & Losers
ETFs related to oil services were among the strongest performers Thursday, as crude rebounded from six-month lows. Oil was recently up 44 cents to $61.18 a barrel, having reached an intraday low of under $60 a barrel on Wednesday.
The
Oil Service HOLDRs
(OIH) - Get VanEck Oil Services ETF Report
ETF was adding 1.7% to $124.56. The
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment Index
(IEZ) - Get iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF Report
ETF was gaining 1.5% to $40.48. The
Energy Select Sector SPDR
(XLE) - Get The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Report
ETF was higher by 1.3% to $51.55.
In addition, other commodities were moving to the upside. The
iShares Silver Trust
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ETF was recently up $2.62, or 2.4%, to $111.48, and the
iShares Comex Gold Trust
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ETF was tacking on 68 cents, or 1.2% to $57.98.
The
PowerShares Lux Nanotech
(PXN)
ETF was one of the worst losers Thursday, due to a 24% plunge in holding
Nucryst Pharmaceuticals
( NCST). Shares fell after the company announced a trial for its eczema cream failed. The ETF was lower by 36 cents, or 2.1%, to $17.18.
The
Internet Infrastructure HOLDRs
( IIH) ETF was also trading lower. Late Wednesday, holding
InfoSpace
(INSP) - Get Inspire Medical Systems Inc. Report
warned about revenue, dropping the shares by nearly 21%. The ETF was down 13 cents, or 2.4%, to $5.36.
Retail ETFs followed
CVS
(CVS) - Get CVS Health Corporation Report
,
Walgreen
(WAG)
and
Rite Aid
(RAD) - Get Rite Aid Corporation Report
lower after
Wal-Mart
(WMT) - Get Walmart Inc. Report
introduced a pricing plan for substantial discounts to generic drugs. CVS dropped 8.7%, Walgreen fell 6.7%, and Rite Aid lost 6.3%.
The
Retail HOLDRs
(RTH) - Get VanEck Vectors Retail ETF Report
ETF was falling by $1.86, or 1.9%, to $96.88. The
PowerShares Dynamic Retail
(PMR) - Get Invesco Dynamic Retail ETF Report
ETF was recently lower by 26 cents, or 1.4%, to $17.82.
