In afternoon trading, industrial stocks are up by 2.0%, with RTX Corp and Southwest Airlines leading the way with gains of 10.3% and 6.8% respectively. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF is up 1.8% on the day and 10.71% year-to-date. Masco Corp and Mohawk Industries are the top performers in the Materials sector, up 8.3% and 6.5%. The Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF is up 1.0% on the day and 6.73% year-to-date. Overall, seven sectors are up, while two are down in afternoon trading on Thursday.

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