The sector has been at the center of much of the market’s recent sell-off in a reversal from their market-driving gains throughout the previous year. The stocks are among the most valuable on Wall Street and have outsized impacts on the whether the market gains or loses ground.

U.S. stocks are drifting higher following signals that the U.S. economy remains solid, for the moment at least.

Wall Street Slips and Heads for a Fifth Straight Weekly Loss NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading Friday and Wall Street is on track for its fifth straight weekly loss. The S&P 500 fell 0.9%.