Notable ETF Movers for 11/16: USO, XLF, UNG, UUP

November 16, 2009 2:03 PM EST

HIGHER;

  • United States Oil Fund LP (NYSE: USO) up 3% to $40.29. Light sweet crude futures are trading about $2.63 higher on strong retail sales on and weaker dollar.

  • Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) up about 2% to $14.94. News that credit card defaults were down fueled the financial sector, though delinquencies are up.

  • United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) up 3.75% to $9.40. Predictions of below-normal cooler weather in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes region are driving the price as speculators see a rise in demand for heating gas later in November into early December.

LOWER:
  • PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: UUP) down about 0.30% to $22.25 on a day where the U.S. dollar is weaker against foreign currency. Traders are selling the dollar on stronger retail sales results coupled with better business inventories.


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UNG 5.23

-0.01 -0.19%
Volume: 4,525,220
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USO 37.77

-0.56 -1.46%
Volume: 2,476,966
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UUP 22.06

+0.14 +0.64%
Volume: 3,439,270
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XLF 14.54

-0.17 -1.16%
Volume: 24,665,506
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