Notable ETF Movers: PGM, XLV, SMH Up; UNG, KRE, FXI, AGQ, XME Down

November 10, 2009 1:08 PM EST

StreetInsider.com Notable ETF Movers:

HIGHER:

  • iPath DJ AIG Platinum TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE: PGM) Up 6.10%, as platinum futures are down about 1.4%. Investors might be looking for exposure in a different metal other than gold and silver, as many commodities have been having a good year so far.

  • Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV) up about 0.50%. Major holdings include Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Bristol Meyers (NYSE: BMY), and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). Bristol Meyers announced a deal to develop Alder's arthritis drug today.

  • Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH) up 0.4% today. There were some positve analyst comments in the sector today. Major holding (13.6%) Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT) report tomorrow.

LOWER:
  • United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) down 3.75% today on higher temperatures, a weaker dollar, and a weakened Ida tropical storm. Prices of natural gas fell 4.4% to $4.467 per trillion BTUs.

  • SPDR KBW Regional Banking (NYSE: KRE) Down about 1.6% today. Other than a general selloff of financials, one notable holding in the ETF is East West Bancorp (NASDAQ: EWBC), which makes up about 2.62% of KRE's holdings, is down today. East West had a sizeable gain yesterday after news that the bank would acquire about $10 billion in assets, and today the stock is trading down about 4.10% after investors are realizing some of the profits.

  • FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (NYSE: FXI) down about 1.19% today. This emerging market ETF is comprised mainly of Chinese companies specializing in Financials, Telecom, Basic Materials, and Oil and Gas. The ETF jumped yesterday and hit a new high, so investors may be selling off slightly.

  • Ultra Silver Proshares (NYSE: AGQ) down 3.7% today. Investors ran the ETF up last week, as AGQ saw gains of about 11.5%. Silver tends to be a little more volatile than gold as well, and has had a greater gain YTD.

  • SPDR S&P Metals & Mining (NYSE: XME) down 1.5% today. Commodities are lower today after weeks of gains.


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AGQ 70.22

+1.11 +1.61%
Volume: 589,115
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AMAT 12.41

+0.13 +1.06%
Volume: 6,913,040
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BMY 24.89

+0.43 +1.76%
Volume: 15,954,916
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EWBC 14.37

+0.41 +2.94%
Volume: 444,819
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FXI 45.65

+1.05 +2.35%
Volume: 8,758,826
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JNJ 62.57

+0.26 +0.42%
Volume: 8,389,221
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KRE 21.19

+0.34 +1.63%
Volume: 1,996,057
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PFE 18.66

+0.30 +1.63%
Volume: 41,947,590
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PGM 41.76

+1.86 +4.66%
Volume: 158,904
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SMH 25.36

+0.28 +1.12%
Volume: 4,394,300
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UNG 9.08

+0.09 +1.00%
Volume: 15,437,411
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XLV 30.64

+0.25 +0.82%
Volume: 2,571,337
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XME 49.45

+0.64 +1.31%
Volume: 2,466,186
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