Hottest Utilities Stocks Now – NWE MDU EBR SWX

by Portfolio Grader | April 14, 2014 4:45 pm

Utilities stocks finished up 0.6% on Wall Street on Monday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.8%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.8% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.8%.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Northwestern Corp (NWE[1]): NWE stock is up 2.1% today.

• Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU[2]): MDU stock is up 1.9% today.

• Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR[3]): EBR stock is up 1.2% today and up 53.8% in the last month.

• Southwest Gas Corp (SWX[4]): SWX stock is up 1.3% today.

• Agl Resources (GAS[5]): GAS stock is up 1.3% today.

• Uil Holdings Corp (UIL[6]): UIL stock is up 1.3% today.

• Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG[7]): PEG stock is up 1.3% to a new 52-week high of $39.30.

• The Aes Corp (AES[8]): AES stock is up 1.2% today.

• Ameren Corp (AEE[9]): AEE stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Dominion Resources (D[10]): D stock is up 1.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• Trident Performance Group (TCP[11]): TCP stock is down 0.6% today.

• Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ[12]): WPZ stock is down 0.4% today.

• Ormat Technologies (ORA[13]): ORA stock is down 0.1%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Oge Energy Corp (OGE[14]): OGE stock is down 0.2% today.

• Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (KMP[15]): KMP stock is down 0.1% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[16] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[17].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[18].

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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