Stock Market Sector Performance DELAYED 15 Min
Compare market-cap weighted returns for all 11 GICS sectors across seven time periods, from today's session back to one year. Spot which sectors lead, which lag, and where rotation is happening.
1 Day Performance Jul 10 session close
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1 Month Performance
1 Quarter Performance
Half Year Performance
1 Year Performance
YTD Performance
Stock Market Sector Performance Overview
In the most recent trading session, 9 out of 11 stock market sectors closed higher and 2 closed lower. The best-performing sector of that session is Materials (+1.06%), while Health Care is lagging (-0.80%).
Latest Session Sector Rankings
Sectors ranked by most recent session performance, from best to worst:
- Materials: +1.06% (1109 stocks)
- Financials: +0.64% (1718 stocks)
- Consumer Staples: +0.57% (402 stocks)
- Utilities: +0.46% (139 stocks)
- Energy: +0.40% (402 stocks)
- Communication Services: +0.39% (383 stocks)
- Real Estate: +0.29% (292 stocks)
- Consumer Discretionary: +0.28% (703 stocks)
- Information Technology: +0.24% (1096 stocks)
- Industrials: -0.64% (1008 stocks)
- Health Care: -0.80% (1522 stocks)
Year-to-Date Sector Performance
Looking at longer-term trends, Information Technology leads all sectors year-to-date with a return of +50.72%, while Consumer Discretionary is the weakest at -2.22%. Over the past month, Financials has been the strongest performer (+7.36%).
What Is Stock Market Sector Performance?
Sector performance measures how groups of related stocks move together over time. The U.S. stock market is divided into 11 GICS sectors — Information Technology, Health Care, Financials, Energy, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Industrials, Communication Services, Utilities, Real Estate, and Materials. Tracking sector performance helps investors identify market trends, sector rotation, and relative strength across different parts of the economy.
How to Read Sector Performance Charts
Each chart on this page shows all 11 sectors ranked by their market-cap weighted average return for a specific time period. Bars extend right of the shared zero line for gains and left for losses, with length scaled to the period’s biggest mover — the more vibrant the color, the larger the move. Each row also shows the constituent count and the stock that contributed most to the move. Sectors are sorted from best to worst performing, making it easy to spot which parts of the market are leading or lagging at a glance.
This page is for market research and education only. It is not investment advice, a recommendation, or a substitute for your own due diligence.