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In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Healthcare stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 0.5% loss. Within the sector, Eli Lilly (Symbol: LLY) and Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (Symbol: CRL) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 6.8% and 5.4%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLV), which is down 1.1% on the day, and up 1.68% year-to-date. Eli Lilly, meanwhile, is down 3.67% year-to-date, and Charles River Laboratories International Inc., is down 2.57% year-to-date. Combined, LLY and CRL make up approximately 11.9% of the underlying holdings of XLV.

The next worst performing sector is the Consumer Products sector, up 0.4%. Among large Consumer Products stocks, Archer Daniels Midland Co. (Symbol: ADM) and Constellation Brands Inc (Symbol: STZ) are the most notable, showing a loss of 2.0% and 1.9%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Consumer Products stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK), which is up 0.4% in midday trading, and down 2.24% on a year-to-date basis. Archer Daniels Midland Co., meanwhile, is up 1.14% year-to-date, and Constellation Brands Inc, is down 17.44% year-to-date. Combined, ADM and STZ make up approximately 2.6% of the underlying holdings of IYK.

Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:

Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Tuesday. As you can see, eight sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.

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