ETF Movers: Retail ETFs Higher On Oil Slide (XRT, RTH); Commodity ETFs Down Again (GDX, KOL, XME)

August 11, 2008 3:37 PM EDT

StreetInsider.com ETF Movers:

Retail ETFs are strong, but well off the highs, following the continued slide in oil. A number of larger retails names, including TJX (NYSE: TJX), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), report later this week. SPDR S&P Retail (AMEX: XRT) is up 2.8% and Retail HOLDRs (AMEX: RTH) is up 2.9%.

SPDR S&P Homebuilders (AMEX: XHB) is up 2%, but well off the highs.

Commodity related ETFs are under pressure again on more fears of a global slowdown: Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (AMEX: GDX) -3.8%, Market Vectors Coal ETF (AMEX: KOL) -4.8%, iShares Silver Trust (AMEX: SLV) -4.6%, SPDR S&P Metals & Mining (AMEX: XME) -5%, Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (AMEX: MOO) -3.6%.


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GDX 36.68

+6.81 +22.80%
Volume: 437,914
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KOL 21.83

-3.32 -13.20%
Volume: 44,233
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M 10.97

-15.41 -58.42%
Volume: 230,853
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MOO 33.70

+8.54 +33.94%
Volume: 61,940
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RTH 75.17

+47.77 +174.34%
Volume: 46,950
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SLV 12.86

-14.70 -53.34%
Volume: 1,364,939
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TJX 30.24

+5.09 +20.24%
Volume: 137,742
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WMT 48.10

+21.77 +82.68%
Volume: 606,616
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XHB 11.25

-0.11 -0.97%
Volume: 75,444
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XME 34.33

-1.68 -4.67%
Volume: 241,793
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XRT 26.54

-0.12 -0.45%
Volume: 240,246
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