Over the past week, the S&P 500 sectors showed mostly positive performance, with Real Estate leading the gains at +3.6%. The Materials sector also performed well, rising by 2.3%, followed closely by Consumer Discretionary with a 2.1% increase. 

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Industrials and Healthcare sectors saw solid growth, up 1.8% and 1.7% respectively. Consumer Staples and Financials both gained 1.6%, while Utilities and Telecom each rose by 1.2%. Information Technology saw a modest increase of 1.1%. 

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The only sector that declined was Energy, which fell by 0.5%, contrasting with the broader upward trend. Among the industries, the top performers were Homebuilders (+8%), Clean Energy (+5%) and Regional Banks (+5%). Commodities also rallied, with prices of gold and silver increasing by about 3% for the month.

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