Utilities stocks finished up 0.4% on Wall Street on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.4% higher and the S&P 500 increased 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE): HE stock is up 1.8% today.
- Covanta Holding Corp (CVA): CVA stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- El Paso Electric Company (EE): EE stock is up 1.4% to a new 52-week high of $39.94.
- PPL Corp (PPL): PPL stock is up 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mge Energy Inc (MGEE): MGEE stock is up 1.2% today.
- Otter Tail Corp (OTTR): OTTR stock is up 1.0% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Allete Inc (ALE): ALE stock is up 1.2%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Transalta Corp (TAC): TAC stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Ugi Corp (UGI): UGI stock is up 1.1% to a new 52-week high of $50.11.
- Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP): CQP stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Targa Resources (TRGP): TRGP stock is down 0.9% today.
- Itc Holdings (ITC): ITC stock is down 0.4% today.
- Edison International (EIX): EIX stock is down 0.4% today.
- NiSource Inc (NI): NI stock is down 0.4% today.
- Idacorp Inc (IDA): IDA stock is down 0.3% today.
- Laclede Group (LG): LG stock is down 0.3% today.
- National Fuel Gas Company (NFG): NFG stock is down 0.2% today.
- Agl Resources (GAS): GAS stock is down 0.1% today.
- One Gas Inc. (OGS): OGS stock is down 0.4% 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.
