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What are sectors and industries

Learn how companies are grouped by what they do and why sectors and industries help you compare stocks.

A sector is a group of companies that do similar things. For example technology or healthcare.

An industry is a smaller group inside a sector. For example software inside technology.

In simple words
Sectors help you see the big picture.
Industries help you see the details.

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