With a 2% increase, the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) outperformed all other S&P 500 sectors. The ECB executive board has proposed implementing an annual bond-buying program of approximately 50 billion euros to address Eurozone deflation concerns. Today's article, Ahead of Wall Street reported that Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) had gained 0.2% to reach 17,554.28.