Utilities stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 1.5%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq declined 0.2% and the S&P 500 was down 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Cleco Power Llc (CNL): CNL stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Otter Tail Corp (OTTR): OTTR stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Transalta Corp (TAC): TAC stock is up 0.8% today.
- Enbridge Inc (ENB): ENB stock is up 0.7% today.
- Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP): CQP stock is up 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- WGL Holdings Inc (WGL): WGL stock is up 0.4%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Portland General Electric Company (POR): POR stock is up 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Western Gas Partners LP (WES): WES stock is up 0.3% today.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is up 0.2% today.
- Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is up 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP): CNP stock is down 1.7% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Aqua America (WTR): WTR stock is down 1.2% today.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is down 1.4% today.
- NRG Energy (NRG): NRG stock is down 1.1% today.
- Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP): CMLP stock is down 1.0% today on 4 times normal volume.
- Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE): CLNE stock is down 1.0% today.
- Dominion Resources (D): D stock is down 0.9% today.
- Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ): WPZ stock is down 1.0% today.
- Southern Company (SO): SO stock is down 1.0% today.
- California Water Service Group Holding (CWT): CWT stock is down 1.0% 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.
