A Dismal Quarter

Standard & Poor's 500 Sector Performance

First quarter

Consumer staples: -2.78 percent

Materials: -3.55 percent

Industrials: -4.47 percent

Consumer discretionary: -6.25 percent

Energy: -7.53 percent

Utilities: -10.68 percent

Health care: -11.94 percent

Telecom services: -14.54 percent

Financials: -14.67 percent

Information technology: -15.37 percent

SOURCE: Bloomberg