Utilities stocks rose 0.4% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is up 1.4% today.
- Targa Resources (TRGP): TRGP stock is up 1.1% to a new 52-week high of $117.21.
- Ameren Corp (AEE): AEE stock is up 0.7% today.
- Ormat Technologies (ORA): ORA stock is up 0.7% today.
- The Aes Corp (AES): AES stock is up 0.6% today.
- PPL Corp (PPL): PPL stock is up 0.6% to a new 52-week high of $34.99.
- Entergy Corp (ETR): ETR stock is up 0.6% to a new 52-week high of $76.22.
- Dynegy Inc (DYN): DYN stock is up 0.5%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is up 0.5% today.
- Westar Energy (WR): WR stock is up 0.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Agl Resources (GAS): GAS stock is down 0.8% today.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is down 0.8% today.
- Exterran Partners L.P. (EXLP): EXLP stock is down 0.8% today.
- Energy Transfer Partners (ETP): ETP stock is down 0.7% today.
- Laclede Group (LG): LG stock is down 0.7% today.
- Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE): ETE stock is down 0.7% today.
- Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE): HE stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Aqua America (WTR): WTR stock is down 0.6% today.
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is down 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Transcananda Pipelines (TRP): TRP stock is down 0.5%, 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.
