Utility ETFs & Rising Interest Rates

The S&P also recently downgraded the utilities sector to underweight.

“We do not believe the [utility]sector’s above average valuation is justified by its negative 2013 EPS outlook,” according to S&P analysts, reports Crista Huff for TownHall Finance.

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For more information on the utilities sector, visit our utilities category.

Max Chen contributed to this article.