Utilities stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq fell 0.3% and the S&P 500 remained flat.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is up 2.1% today.

• Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is up 1.8% today.

• Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is up 1.7% today.

• Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is up 1.3% today.

• Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP): CQP stock is up 1.3% today.

• Calpine Corp (CPN): CPN stock is up 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ormat Technologies (ORA): ORA stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cms Energy Corp (CMS): CMS stock is up 1.0% today.

• Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS): OKS stock is up 1.0% today.

• Alliant Energy Corp (LNT): LNT stock is up 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP): CMLP stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Allete Inc (ALE): ALE stock is down 0.6% today.

• Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is down 0.6% today.

• National Grid Transco Plc (NGG): NGG stock is down 0.4% today.

• Itc Holdings (ITC): ITC stock is down 0.4% today.

• Otter Tail Corp (OTTR): OTTR stock is down 0.3% today.

• Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is down 0.3% today.

• Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN): NWN stock is down 0.2% today.

• Enbridge Inc (ENB): ENB stock is down 0.2% today.

• Northeast Utilities (NU): NU stock is down 0.2%, marking the third 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.