In afternoon trading, Energy stocks are down 0.9%, with APA Corp and Halliburton Company leading the losses at 9.1% and 3.8% respectively. The Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) is down 0.4% today and up 13.74% year-to-date. On the other hand, the Financial sector is down 0.6%, with JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citizens Financial Group Inc showing losses of 3.9% and 3.6% respectively. The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) is down 1.3% today but up 31.39% year-to-date. In S&P 500 trading, Technology & Communications are up 1.0%, while Energy is down 0.9%.

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