Blame it on Energy: S&P 500 Sector Performance

With the bankruptcy of Lehman and the turmoil at AIG, one would think that Financials would be the primary culprit behind today's early decline of 2.5% in the S&P 500. However, while the sector is playing a large role in today's decline (-3.6%), Energy stocks are actually the worst performers on the day with a decline of 4.3%.