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Sector
Term category: General Investing
In 10 words or less:  A group of common industries. There are only a handful of sectors in the market.

Definition: A sector is a group of common industries.  Examples of sector include energy, consumer discretionary, telecommunications, consumer staples, etc.

StockJargon Advice: Knowing what sector a company is in can help you determine how it will react to various economic trends.  For example, when interest rates are rising, the consumer discretionary sector as a whole struggles because consumers cannot finance big purchases as cheaply.

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