Biggest Movers in Utilities Stocks Now – EBR WES CIG OKS

by Portfolio Grader | May 29, 2014 10:15 am

Utilities stocks remained flat so far on Thursday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.2%, the Nasdaq rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.2% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR[1]): EBR stock is up 1.3% today.

• Western Gas Partners LP (WES[2]): WES stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG[3]): CIG stock is up 0.8% today.

• Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS[4]): OKS stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• NRG Energy (NRG[5]): NRG stock is up 0.9% to a new 52-week high of $35.46.

• Exelon Corp (EXC[6]): EXC stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP[7]): ELP stock is up 1.1% today.

• Huaneng Power Intl (HNP[8]): HNP stock is up 0.9% today.

• Empresa Nacional De Electricidad S.A. (EOC[9]): EOC stock is up 1.0% today.

• Enlink Midstream Partners LP (ENLK[10]): ENLK stock is up 0.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP[11]): KEP stock is down 3.0% today.

• Newjersey Resources Corp (NJR[12]): NJR stock is down 1.5% today.

• Nextera Energy (NEE[13]): NEE stock is down 1.1% today.

• Empire District Electric Company (EDE[14]): EDE stock is down 0.9% today.

• Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS[15]): SBS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Enbridge Inc (ENB[16]): ENB stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Aqua America (WTR[17]): WTR stock is down 0.8% today.

• California Water Service Group Holding (CWT[18]): CWT stock is down 0.7% today.

• American States Water Company (AWR[19]): AWR stock is down 0.7% today.

• Black Hills Corp (BKH[20]): BKH stock is down 0.2% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

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[23].

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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