If the stock market can move sectors and stocks, which sectors and stocks are most likely to move in step with the stock market? Sectors and individual stocks most highly correlated to the overall market can use the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY) as a directional indicator.

The following individual stocks are most correlated the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY).

HON Honeywell Intl
MS Morgan Stanley
BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp
UPS United Parcel'B'
MET Metlife Inc
COF Cap One Finl
LLY Lilly (Eli)
UNH UnitedHealth Grp Inc
ORCL Oracle Corp
T AT&T Inc
FOXA Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A
GE General Electric
C Citigrp Inc
TWX Time Warner
AIG Amer Intl Grp
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
VZ Verizon Communications
GM General Motors Co
PFE Pfizer Inc
V Visa Inc
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway'B'
AMGN Amgen Inc
GS Goldman Sachs Grp
PEP Pepsico Inc
MA Mastercard Inc
ABBV AbbVie Inc
NKE Nike, Inc'B'
AAPL Apple Inc
KO Coca-Cola Co
SPG Simon Ppty Grp
ALL Allstate Corp
ABT Abbott Laboratories
MO Altria Grp
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc

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