The 11 Stock Market Sectors
Energy
The ENERGY sector includes all companies that deal mainly with oil, natural gas, and consumable fuels. This is inclusive of those that explore, drill, extract, and produce consumable fuels like coal and ethanol. It also covers aspects needed for the refinement process (equipment, materials, services). There are 2 industries in this sector.
Care
Health Care
Discretionary
Consumer Discretionary
The CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (or Consumer Cyclical) sector includes companies that produce and sell luxury items or services that are not needed for survival. Examples are posh cars, jewelry, electronic devices, sporting goods, high-class hotels, fancy restaurants and other products/services that depend on financial status. Retail companies that are brick-and-mortar and e-commerce-based will be found in this sector too. There are 10 industries in this sector.
Technology
The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Technology or Tech) sector includes companies that develop and distribute technological items or services such as computer software/hardware, computer components, semiconductors, and operating systems. It also includes internet companies. There are 6 industries in this sector.
Financials
Services
Communication Services
Staples
Consumer Staples
Industrials
The INDUSTRIALS sector includes a large range of companies that deal with heavy equipment such as aerospace & defense and construction & engineering. Companies that build building products, electrical equipment and machinery and eve conglomerates are included in this sector. There are 14 industries in this sector.
Real Estate
Utilities
The UTILITIES sector includes a vast array of companies that specialize in generating power via electricity, water, and gas to buildings and households. Other producers of power and renewable electricity can fall in this sector as well that don’t normally bear a resemblance to the traditional regulated utility. There are 5 industries in this sector.
Materials
The MATERIAL sector includes all companies that provide raw materials needed in manufacturing. Examples of these are chemicals, construction materials, paper, forest products and even containers and packaging within the materials sector. Also, it includes mining companies that provide gold, zinc, and copper. There are 5 industries in this sector.
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