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).

DD Dupont(E.I.)Denemours
UPS United Parcel'B'
MA Mastercard Inc
MMM 3M Co
USB US Bancorp
TXN Texas Instruments
V Visa Inc
CAT Caterpillar Inc
LMT Lockheed Martin
AIG Amer Intl Grp
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
UTX United Technologies
F Ford Motor
MS MS
SBUX Starbucks Corp
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
UNH UnitedHealth Grp Inc
BA Boeing Co
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co
INTC Intel Corp
C Citigrp Inc
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
RTN Raytheon Co
MSFT Microsoft Corp
PG Procter & Gamble
ABT Abbott Laboratories
JNJ Johnson & Johnson

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