If the stock market can move sectors and stocks, which sectors and stocks are most likely to move in step with the stock market? Sectors and individual stocks most highly correlated to the overall market can use the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY) as a directional indicator.

The following individual stocks are most correlated the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY).

HON Honeywell Intl
MMM 3M Co
BK Bank Of New York
C Citigroup Inc
GM General Motors Company
COF Capital One Financial
UTX United Technologies
TWX Time Warner
MET Metlife Inc
COST Costco Wholesale
GD General Dynamics Corp
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
MS Morgan Stanley
MRK Merck & Co
GS Goldman Sachs Group
BAC Bank of America Corporation
F Ford Motor
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
ABBV AbbVie Inc
MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A
MDT Medtronic, Inc
ALL Allstate Corp
TXN Texas Instruments
WFC Wells Fargo
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
CVS CVS Caremark Corporation
EMC EMC Corp
CVX Chevron Corporation
USB US Bancorp
GE General Electric
WAG Walgreen Co
LLY Lilly (Eli)
UNP Union Pacific Corporation
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
PFE Pfizer Inc

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