Biggest Movers in Utilities Stocks Now – WGL ED AWK UIL

by Portfolio Grader | August 8, 2014 11:00 am

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[1]): WGL stock is up 4.0% today.

• Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ED[2]): ED stock is up 1.2% today.

• American Water Works (AWK[3]): AWK stock is up 1.6% today.

• Uil Holdings Corp (UIL[4]): UIL stock is up 1.0% today.

• Dominion Resources (D[5]): D stock is up 1.1% today.

• Avista Corp (AVA[6]): AVA stock is up 1.1% today.

• Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW[7]): PNW stock is up 1.0% today.

• Nextera Energy (NEE[8]): NEE stock is up 0.9% today.

• Huaneng Power Intl (HNP[9]): HNP stock is up 1.1% today.

• Southern Company (SO[10]): SO stock is up 1.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• National Fuel Gas Company (NFG[11]): NFG stock is down 2.2% today.

• Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG[12]): CIG stock is down 1.4% today.

• Spectra Energy Corp (SE[13]): SE stock is down 1.1% today.

• Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS[14]): SBS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Atlas Energy Llc (ATLS[15]): ATLS stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• NRG Energy (NRG[16]): NRG stock is down 0.8% today.

• Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY[17]): ABY stock is down 0.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP[18]): ELP stock is down 0.9% today.

• Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR[19]): EBR stock is down 0.7% today.

• Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL[20]): CPL stock is down 0.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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