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Sector

What is Sector?

A sector is a group of companies that do a similar kind of business, such as technology, healthcare or energy. Standard systems divide the market into 11 sectors.

Why it matters

Sectors behave differently through the economic cycle. See live data on our sector pages.

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The 11 Stock Market Sectors, Explained

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