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# GICS sectors
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/gics-sectors
Last modified: 2026-10-17

GICS sectors are the eleven sectors S&P and MSCI use to classify every company: energy, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, financials, technology, communication services, utilities and real estate. They are how [a macro number reaches a stock](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-us-stock-prices-form), and on [an inflation night](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-inflation-explained) you watch them, not single names. In October 2026 [utilities led and technology came last at a record high](https://mochatrade.com/blog/mocha-markets-weekly-12-oct).

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