Hottest Utilities Stocks Now – EBR EXLP GAS EXC

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Utilities stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%, the Nasdaq fell 0.8% and the S&P 500 declined 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

  • Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is up 4.5% today on 4 times normal volume.
  • Exterran Partners L.P. (EXLP): EXLP stock is up 1.0% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Agl Resources (GAS): GAS stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Exelon Corp (EXC): EXC stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Ormat Technologies (ORA): ORA stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Wisconsin Energy Corp (WEC): WEC stock is up 0.6% to a new 52-week high of $46.83.
  • Potomac Electric Power Company (POM): POM stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is up 0.6%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP): KEP stock is up 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

  • American States Water Company (AWR): AWR stock is down 1.2% today.
  • Laclede Group (LG): LG stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Markwest Energy Partners LP (MWE): MWE stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • One Gas Inc. (OGS): OGS stock is down 0.7% today.
  • NRG Energy (NRG): NRG stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Dominion Resources (D): D stock is down 0.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB): EPB stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Transalta Corp (TAC): TAC stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P. (BWP): BWP stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is down 0.4% 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.


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