Utilities stocks rose 0.7% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq declined 1.2% and the S&P 500 fell 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- NRG Energy (NRG): NRG stock is up 1.3% today.
- American Water Works (AWK): AWK stock is up 1.1% today.
- Otter Tail Corp (OTTR): OTTR stock is up 0.9% today.
- Uil Holdings Corp (UIL): UIL stock is up 0.9% today.
- California Water Service Group Holding (CWT): CWT stock is up 0.9% today.
- Integrys Energy Group (TEG): TEG stock is up 0.9% today.
- Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE): HE stock is up 0.9% today.
- Alliant Energy Corp (LNT): LNT stock is up 0.8% today.
- Empresa Nacional De Electricidad S.A. (EOC): EOC stock is up 0.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is down 0.7% today.
- El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB): EPB stock is down 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is down 0.3% today.
- WGL Holdings Inc (WGL): WGL stock is down 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is down 0.3% today.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is down 0.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Trident Performance Group (TCP): TCP stock is down 0.3% today.
- Kinder Morgan (KMI): KMI stock is down 0.2%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is down 0.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Xcel Energy Inc (XEL): XEL stock is down 0.1% 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.
