Analysts are certain that the converging trends are positive and will support consumer discretionary and retail stocks well into 2013. The S&P’s consumer discretionary sub-sector has recovered smartly this year, showing nearly a 16 % gain year-to-date through November 16. That’s the second-best component of the larger S&P 500 index, which rose 10 %, reports John Wasik for Reuters. [Retail Sector ETFs Rated Overweight by S&P]
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Tisha Guerrero contributed to this article.