Energy, Utilities Are the Market's Best Performers—They're Still DownStock Market News From Nov. 18, 2025: Dow, S&P 500 Drop as Chip Stocks Get Thrown OutLast Updated:8 hours agoEven with losses, energy and utilities shine as the stock market's top performers.Over the last three full trading days, the S&P 500 energy sector has lost 0.22%, while the S&P 500 utilities sector is down 0.55%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. But that's still a better performance than the S&P 500's nine other sectors and the index itself, which is down 2.61%.What this tells us is that selling is en masse, but the safe havens aren't getting sold nearly as quickly as growth-focused segments like tech, which makes up a big chunk of the S&P 500.