Communication services weekly roundup: The Trade Desk leads, News Corp lags

Wall Street’s broader market averages closed mixed on Friday as market participants digested the U.S. government shutdown for the third day. For the week, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite advanced by 1.1%, 1.08%, and 1.32%, respectively.

Overall, the sector, represented by the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLC#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews]), lost 1.8% in the week.

Weekly top gainers

* The Trade Desk (TTD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TTD]) advanced 9.36%
* Electronic Arts (EA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EA]) gained 3.80%
* Charter Communications (CHTR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CHTR]) added 2.42%
* AppLovin (APP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/APP]) gained 1.93%
* Fox Corp (FOXA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FOXA]) moved up by 1.32%

Biggest weekly decliners

* News Corp (NWSA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NWSA]) tumbled 6.80%
* Match Group (MTCH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MTCH]) lost 5.30%
* Netflix (NFLX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NFLX]) dropped 4.73%
* News Corp (NWS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NWS]) fell 4.58%
* Meta Platforms (META [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/META]) slipped 4.46%

Communication Services Q3 roundup [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4500548-communication-services-q3-roundup-app-wbd-tops-chart-chtr-ttd-worst-performer]: AppLovin tops chart, Charter Communications worst performer

ETFs to tab the communication services sector include: (NYSEARCA:XLC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLC#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews]), (VOX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VOX]), (IYZ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IYZ]), (RSPC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RSPC]), and (XTL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XTL]).

MORE ON COMMUNICATION SERVICES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND

* IXP Vs. XLC: Three Hidden Investments To Add To A Communications Services Sector ETF [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4818028-ixp-vs-xlc-three-hidden-investments-to-add-to-a-communications-services-sector-etf]
* XLC: The Communication Services ETF That's Heavily Weighted Toward Big Tech [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4802732-xlc-communication-services-etf-thats-heavily-weighted-toward-big-tech]
* Communication Services Q3 roundup: APP, WBD tops chart, CHTR, TTD worst performer [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4500548-communication-services-q3-roundup-app-wbd-tops-chart-chtr-ttd-worst-performer]
* Top weekly communication services gainers and losers: EA leads, Match Group lags [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4499686-top-weekly-communication-services-gainers-and-losers-ea-leads-match-group-lags]
* Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLC/ratings/quant-ratings]