How industries stack up since Oct. 9, 2007
The Dow Jones industrial average set a record, closing above its previous all-time high set on Oct. 9, 2007. But the Dow is a measure of just 30 large company stocks. Here's how the industry groups in the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index have performed over the same period. Stocks that depend on consumer spending have led the way, while financial stocks are still feeling the hangover from the financial crisis.
- Consumer discretionary: up 37.4 percent
- Consumer staples: up 37.1 percent
- Health care: up 21.9 percent
- Information technology: up 13.2 percent
- Energy: down 1.6 percent
- Industrials: down 6.1 percent
- Utilities: down 8.5 percent
- Raw materials: down 9.2 percent
- Telecommunications: down 12.6 percent
- Financials: down 49.9 percent
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Source: FactSet