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In afternoon trading on Friday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, up 1.4%. Within that group, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) and Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX) are two large stocks leading the way.

The next best performing sector is the Financial sector, higher by 0.5%. Among large Financial stocks, Zions Bancorporation (NASD: ZION) and The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) are the most notable.

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:



This is how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Friday. As you can see, four sectors are up on the day, while four sectors are down:




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