THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND ETF News

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Shares of NRG Energy Inc. charged 3.3% higher in morning trading Monday, after the electric utility announced a $1 billion stock repurchase program, effective immediately. The buyback plan represents about roughly 11% of the company''s market capitalization of about $9.24 billion. The announcement comes as the company also said it closed on its sale of 4,850 megawatts of fossil generating assets to Generation Bridge, an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, for net proceeds of $620 million. The stock has dropped 16.8% over the past three months, while the SPDR Utilities Select Sector ETF has eased 1.4% and the S&P 500 has tacked on 0.8%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

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Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLU) shares saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 329,245 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 97% from the previous sessions volume of 11,883,182 shares.The stock last traded at $66.41 and had previously closed at $65.77. The stocks fifty day simple moving average is $66.18 and its []

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XLU: Utility Sector Not Compelling At Current Level

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Let's take a look at some big utility earnings releases and see if these can leave an impact on ETFs exposed to the space.

Sector ETF report for XLU