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).

MMM 3M Co
LOW Lowe's Cos
TXN Texas Instruments
LLY Lilly (Eli)
UNH UnitedHealth Grp Inc
C CitiGrp Inc
COF Cap One Finl
ABT Abbott Laboratories
GD General Dynamics Corp
ABBV AbbVie Inc
HON Honeywell Intl
MO Altria Grp

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