Financials gain 1% while Energy falls 0.6% and Consumer Staples drop 0.9% on April 27
On April 27, XLF gained 1.0% to $51.81 on 25.6 million shares while XLE fell 0.6% to $56.77 and XLP dropped 0.9% to $82.34. The financial sector's outperformance coincides with strong EPS upgrade momentum at Canadian banks, with ZEB.TO (Canadian equal-weight banks ETF) also gaining 0.6% on the day.
Supporting 7 queries
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Conclusion
XLF: open $51.31, close $51.81, +1.0%, vol 25.6M (query 27, Apr 27). XLE: open $57.10, close $56.77, -0.6%, vol 32.9M (query 27). XLP: open $83.10, close $82.34, -0.9%, vol 11.1M (query 27). ZEB.TO: +0.6% Apr 27 (query 36). MT Newswires Apr 27: 'Financial Stocks Rise Late Afternoon' vs 'Energy Stocks Mixed Late Afternoon' (query 10). Freshest fact: all Apr 27 closes.