Friday Sector Laggards: Cigarettes & Tobacco, Water Utilities

In trading on Friday, cigarettes & tobacco shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 4.1%.

Helping drag down the group were shares of Vector Group, off about 8.9% and shares of Universal off about 8.4% on the day.

In trading on Friday, cigarettes & tobacco shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 4.1%.

Helping drag down the group were shares of Vector Group, off about 8.9% and shares of Universal off about 8.4% on the day.

Also lagging the market Friday are water utilities shares, down on the day by about 2.6% as a group, led down by American Water Works, trading lower by about 7.8% and Artesian Resources, trading lower by about 7.6%.