Thursday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Water Utilities

In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.5%.

Helping drag down the group were shares of Novagold Resources, off about 10.2% and shares of Kinross Gold off about 8.7% on the day.

In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.5%.

Helping drag down the group were shares of Novagold Resources, off about 10.2% and shares of Kinross Gold off about 8.7% on the day.

Also lagging the market Thursday are water utilities shares, down on the day by about 0.1% as a group, led down by American Water Works, trading lower by about 6% and Consolidated Water, trading lower by about 5%.