Utilities stocks rose broadly 0.7% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%, the Nasdaq was down 1.6% and the S&P 500 declined 0.8%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Cleco Power Llc (CNL): CNL stock is up 2.0% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Alliant Energy Corp (LNT): LNT stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Teco Energy (TE): TE stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ED): ED stock is up 1.4% today.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG): PCG stock is up 1.3% today.
- Duke Energy Corp (DUK): DUK stock is up 1.3% today.
- PNM Resources Inc (PNM): PNM stock is up 1.2%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): PEG stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Scana Corp (SCG): SCG stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Northeast Utilities (NU): NU stock is up 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Kinder Morgan (KMI): KMI stock is down 2.0% today.
- Markwest Energy Partners LP (MWE): MWE stock is down 1.9% today.
- Atlas Energy Llc (ATLS): ATLS stock is down 1.8% today.
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP): BIP stock is down 1.4% today.
- Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE): ETE stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- American States Water Company (AWR): AWR stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is down 1.0% today.
- El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB): EPB stock is down 0.8% today.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is down 0.3% today.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is down 0.5% today.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
