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 70.11

+0.92 +1.33%
Volume: 295,021
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AMAT 10.58

-0.24 -2.22%
Volume: 30,336,524
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BMY 26.75

+0.14 +0.53%
Volume: 8,859,542
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EWBC 15.80

+0.13 +0.83%
Volume: 1,062,482
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FXI 40.72

+0.18 +0.44%
Volume: 15,596,269
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JNJ 58.85

+0.15 +0.26%
Volume: 8,412,485
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KRE 22.16

+0.22 +1.00%
Volume: 1,763,278
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PFE 16.56

+0.23 +1.41%
Volume: 55,522,945
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PGM 36.85

-0.03 -0.08%
Volume: 14,370
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SMH 25.26

-0.05 -0.20%
Volume: 17,468,562
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UNG 6.38

-0.08 -1.24%
Volume: 14,260,227
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XLV 29.16

+0.16 +0.55%
Volume: 6,854,800
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XME 51.93

+0.50 +0.97%
Volume: 2,062,684
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