Utilities stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street on Monday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.3%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq declined 0.1% and the S&P 500 was down 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is up 2.6% today.
- Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is up 1.7% today.
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is up 1.4% today.
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is up 0.9% today.
- Entergy Corp (ETR): ETR stock is up 1.0% today.
- Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY): ABY stock is up 0.5% today.
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ED): ED stock is up 0.7% today.
- Itc Holdings (ITC): ITC stock is up 0.8% today.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG): PCG stock is up 0.6% today.
- NiSource Inc (NI): NI stock is up 0.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE): CLNE stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP): KEP stock is down 1.7% today.
- Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is down 1.2% today.
- Huaneng Power Intl (HNP): HNP stock is down 0.9% today.
- Transalta Corp (TAC): TAC stock is down 1.0% today.
- One Gas Inc. (OGS): OGS stock is down 0.3%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Atlas Energy Llc (ATLS): ATLS stock is down 0.9% today.
- Exterran Partners L.P. (EXLP): EXLP stock is down 1.0% today.
- Otter Tail Corp (OTTR): OTTR stock is down 0.7% today.
- Enlink Midstream Partners LP (ENLK): ENLK stock is down 0.7% 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.
