Notable Midday ETF Movers 11/20: XLV, EWJ Higher; XHB, XLE, SMH Lower

November 20, 2009 11:59 AM EST

StreetInsider.com Notable ETF Movers:

HIGHER;


  • Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV) higher
    $0.11 to $30.29, about 0.36%. Led in part by Merck (NYSE: MRK) receiving CHMP recommendation for fertility drug and ahead of the critical healthcare bill vote on Saturday. As a reminder, the bill is for $848 billion. As another reminder, if $848 billion were in seconds, that would equal out to
    26,889 years.

  • iShares MSCI Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ) up 0.38% to $9.275. The ¥en is gaining as the Bank of Japan left the benchmark interest rate alone after its policy meeting.


LOWER:

  • SPDR S&P Homebuilders (NYSE: XHB) down 2% to $14.53. Second largest homebuilder D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) reported a narrower loss (which still exceeded expectations), but the CEO stated that the market continues to be challenging. Home starts reported for October fell 11% from September.

  • Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE) down 1.30% to $56.39. Rough day for energy as a strong dollar trounces oil prices, Cloud Peak’s IPO is trading down, and Valero (NYSE: VLO) shuts down a Delaware plant in a cost-saving effort.

  • Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH) down 1%. Continues downside action after yesterday's big multi-stock downgrade on the view that iinventories in the supply chain are approaching a level suggesting a modest overshoot vs. equilibrium levels.


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DHI 12.98

+0.06 +0.46%
Volume: 8,493,202
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EWJ 9.81

+0.06 +0.62%
Volume: 37,335,109
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MRK 36.47

-0.12 -0.33%
Volume: 17,143,288
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SMH 25.27

+0.26 +1.04%
Volume: 13,940,150
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VLO 18.10

+0.25 +1.40%
Volume: 8,816,913
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XHB 15.45

+0.28 +1.85%
Volume: 7,081,634
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XLE 54.87

+1.13 +2.10%
Volume: 33,567,215
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XLV 30.92

+0.24 +0.78%
Volume: 8,632,861
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