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).

FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
ABT Abbott Laboratories
ACN Accenture PLC (Ireland) NEW
V Visa Inc
BMY Bristol-Myers SQUIBB
GM General Motors Co
TXN Texas Instruments

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