Utilities stocks advanced 0.5% on Wall Street on Tuesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.3% and the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is up 1.8% today.
- Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is up 1.5% today.
- Cheniere Energy (LNG): LNG stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Atlas Energy Llc (ATLS): ATLS stock is up 1.1% today.
- WGL Holdings Inc (WGL): WGL stock is up 0.9% today.
- The Aes Corp (AES): AES stock is up 0.9% today.
- Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is up 0.8% today.
- Northeast Utilities (NU): NU stock is up 0.9% today.
- Uil Holdings Corp (UIL): UIL stock is up 1.0% today.
- Scana Corp (SCG): SCG stock is up 0.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS): OKS stock is down 2.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Entergy Corp (ETR): ETR stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P. (BWP): BWP stock is down 0.5% today.
- Markwest Energy Partners LP (MWE): MWE stock is down 0.5% today.
- Vectren Corp (VVC): VVC stock is down 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Otter Tail Corp (OTTR): OTTR stock is down 0.5% today.
- Allete Inc (ALE): ALE stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP): KEP stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Trident Performance Group (TCP): TCP stock is down 0.3% 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.
