Utilities stocks declined broadly 0.1% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3%, the Nasdaq increased 0.7% and the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Ormat Technologies (ORA): ORA stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Western Gas Partners LP (WES): WES stock is up 1.3% today.
- Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ): WPZ stock is up 1.2% today.
- Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS): OKS stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is up 1.1% to a new 52-week high of $73.74.
- Energy Transfer Partners (ETP): ETP stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Markwest Energy Partners LP (MWE): MWE stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- El Paso Electric Company (EE): EE stock is up 0.7% today.
- Covanta Holding Corp (CVA): CVA stock is up 0.6% today.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is up 0.6%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Uil Holdings Corp (UIL): UIL stock is down 1.1% today.
- Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is down 1.0% today.
- Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP): CNP stock is down 0.9% today.
- Ameren Corp (AEE): AEE stock is down 0.8% today.
- Vectren Corp (VVC): VVC stock is down 0.6% today.
- PPL Corp (PPL): PPL stock is down 0.6% today.
- NiSource Inc (NI): NI stock is down 0.6% today.
- Dte Energy Company (DTE): DTE stock is down 0.6% today.
- Integrys Energy Group (TEG): TEG stock is down 0.6% today.
- Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is down 0.6% today and down 21.0% in the last month.
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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.
