Meanings of defensive utilities in English

Only the defensive utilities, real estate and consumer staples sectors were trading higher.

The more defensive utilities and personal & household goods sectors made small gains.

Only the defensive utilities and real estate sectors were trading lower.

Only the defensive utilities and real estate sectors posted small losses.

Only the defensive utilities, real estate and consumer staples posted gains.

Only the defensive utilities, real estate, materials sectors were marginally lower.

Only the defensive utilities and real estate sectors were posting gains.

Only the defensive utilities and the consumer staples sectors, were trading in the red.

However the next biggest gainer was the defensive utilities sector.

Only the defensive utilities and real estate sectors fell.

Only the defensive utilities, real estate and consumer staples posted gains among the 11 major indexes.

Ten of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, with only the defensive utilities sector in the red.

The defensive utilities, real estate and consumer staples sectors slipped as investors felt more comfortable taking riskier bets.

The defensive utilities sector was the biggest gainer among sectors, rising 1.4 percent.

The defensive utilities and real estate, led the declines among the seven major S&P sectors trading in the red.

Still, among the S&P 500's major sectors, only the defensive utilities and real estate indexes were positive, illustrating Thursday's risk-off sentiment.