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).

EMR Emerson Electric Co
MMM 3M Co
DOW Dow Chemical
MS MS
C Citigrp Inc
DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co
AIG Amer Intl Grp
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
USB US Bancorp
HON Honeywell Intl
MON Monsanto Co
MET Metlife Inc
PFE Pfizer Inc

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