Utilities stocks remained flat so far on Wednesday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4%, the Nasdaq rose 0.8% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.4% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Huaneng Power Intl (HNP): HNP stock is up 2.0% today.
- Atlas Energy Llc (ATLS): ATLS stock is up 1.3% today.
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is up 1.1% today.
- Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY): ABY stock is up 1.2% today.
- Markwest Energy Partners LP (MWE): MWE stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Targa Resources (TRGP): TRGP stock is up 0.9% today.
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P. (BWP): BWP stock is up 0.6% today.
- Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Ormat Technologies (ORA): ORA stock is up 0.9% today.
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- National Fuel Gas Company (NFG): NFG stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is down 0.2% today.
- Cleco Power Llc (CNL): CNL stock is down 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Allete Inc (ALE): ALE stock is down 0.4% today.
- WGL Holdings Inc (WGL): WGL stock is down 0.2% today.
- Calpine Corp (CPN): CPN stock is down 0.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Dominion Resources (D): D stock is down 0.3% today.
- Oge Energy Corp (OGE): OGE stock is down 0.3% today.
- Mge Energy Inc (MGEE): MGEE stock is down 0.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Great Plains Energy Inc (GXP): GXP stock is down 0.3% 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.
