Utilities stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street on Monday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq increased 0.3% and the S&P 500 was up 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Dynegy Inc (DYN): DYN stock is up 2.1% to a new 52-week high of $28.00.
- Newjersey Resources Corp (NJR): NJR stock is up 1.7% today.
- South Jersey Industries (SJI): SJI stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Piedmont Natural Gas Company (PNY): PNY stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Duke Energy Corp (DUK): DUK stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Ugi Corp (UGI): UGI stock is up 1.0% to a new 52-week high of $46.82.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): PEG stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Agl Resources (GAS): GAS stock is up 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Southern Company (SO): SO stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Aqua America (WTR): WTR stock is up 0.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- The Aes Corp (AES): AES stock is down 0.6% today.
- NRG Energy (NRG): NRG stock is down 0.6% today.
- Ameren Corp (AEE): AEE stock is down 0.6% today.
- Transalta Corp (TAC): TAC stock is down 0.4% today.
- Dte Energy Company (DTE): DTE stock is down 0.5% today.
- Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE): HE stock is down 0.5% today.
- Wisconsin Energy Corp (WEC): WEC stock is down 0.4% today.
- Nextera Energy (NEE): NEE stock is down 0.4% today.
- Atlas Energy Llc (ATLS): ATLS stock is down 0.3% today.
- Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE): ETE stock is down 0.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
