Retail stocks and sector-related ETFs enjoyed one of their best weeks in almost a year as the down-and-out segment rebounds ahead of the traditional holiday season shopping spree. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT), the largest retail ETF, gained 0.4% Monday and was up 3.9% over the past week. Nevertheless, XRT is still down [...] Read more on ETFtrends.com >
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