The first half of the year was indeed volatile, with wild swings.
In terms of sector, industrials performed the best, returning 12% in the first half, followed by communication services at 10.6%. Financials were up 8.4%, while utilities and technology each returned about 7.7%.
Sectors that underperformed include consumer staples, up 5.1%; materials, up 5%; real estate, up 1.7%; energy, down 1%; healthcare, off 2%; and consumer discretionary, down 4.2%.
And as for individual stocks, these performed the best in the first half.
This post appeared at Dynamic Wealth Report.