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 68.45

-1.03 -1.48%
Volume: 267,768
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AMAT 12.30

-0.10 -0.81%
Volume: 5,451,385
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BMY 25.00

-0.05 -0.20%
Volume: 8,415,727
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EWBC 14.24

-0.21 -1.45%
Volume: 231,003
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FXI 44.81

-0.78 -1.71%
Volume: 7,555,032
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JNJ 63.12

+0.43 +0.69%
Volume: 3,209,594
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KRE 21.05

-0.17 -0.80%
Volume: 1,168,343
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PFE 18.47

-0.06 -0.32%
Volume: 24,849,369
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PGM 42.23

+1.42 +3.48%
Volume: 34,400
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SMH 25.54

+0.19 +0.75%
Volume: 4,931,000
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UNG 8.93

-0.11 -1.22%
Volume: 5,085,734
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XLV 30.85

+0.18 +0.59%
Volume: 1,813,632
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XME 48.91

-0.18 -0.37%
Volume: 682,767
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