Utilities stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.8%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq was steady and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• WGL Holdings Inc (WGL): WGL stock is up 4.0% today.

• Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ED): ED stock is up 1.2% today.

• American Water Works (AWK): AWK stock is up 1.6% today.

• Uil Holdings Corp (UIL): UIL stock is up 1.0% today.

• Dominion Resources (D): D stock is up 1.1% today.

• Avista Corp (AVA): AVA stock is up 1.1% today.

• Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW): PNW stock is up 1.0% today.

• Nextera Energy (NEE): NEE stock is up 0.9% today.

• Huaneng Power Intl (HNP): HNP stock is up 1.1% today.

• Southern Company (SO): SO stock is up 1.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• National Fuel Gas Company (NFG): NFG stock is down 2.2% today.

• Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is down 1.4% today.

• Spectra Energy Corp (SE): SE stock is down 1.1% today.

• Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Atlas Energy Llc (ATLS): ATLS stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• NRG Energy (NRG): NRG stock is down 0.8% today.

• Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY): ABY stock is down 0.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is down 0.9% today.

• Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is down 0.7% today.

• Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is down 0.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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.