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).

XOM Exxon Mobil
MMM 3M Co
CMCSA Comcast Cl'A'
MET Metlife Inc
LLY Lilly (Eli)
CSCO Cisco Systems
GOOG Google Inc Cl C Cap Stock
VZ Verizon Communications
GOOGL Google Inc Cl A
HON Honeywell Intl
NSC Norfolk Southern
COP ConocoPhillips
SBUX Starbucks Corp
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
AIG Amer Intl Grp
MRK Merck & Co
CAT Caterpillar Inc
DOW Dow Chemical
CVS CVS Caremark Corporation
EMR Emerson Electric Co
QCOM Qualcomm Inc
MO Altria Grp
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
SLB Schlumberger Ltd
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
HAL Halliburton Co
WFC Wells Fargo
DVN Devon Energy
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
HPQ Hewlett-Packard
INTC Intel Corp
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
CVX Chevron Corporation
SPG Simon Ppty Grp
ABT Abbott Laboratories
USB US Bancorp
ABBV AbbVie Inc
MSFT Microsoft Corp
KO Coca-Cola Co
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
MS MS
HD Home Depot Inc
LOW Lowe's Cos

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