Hottest Utilities Stocks Now – ABY EXLP NRG CPN

by Portfolio Grader | August 21, 2014 10:15 am

Utilities stocks rose 0.8% on Wall Street on Thursday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.2% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 0.2% and the S&P 500 was up 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY[1]): ABY stock is up 1.5% today.

• Exterran Partners L.P. (EXLP[2]): EXLP stock is up 1.9% today.

• NRG Energy (NRG[3]): NRG stock is up 1.7% today.

• Calpine Corp (CPN[4]): CPN stock is up 1.6%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG[5]): CIG stock is up 1.3% today.

• Exelon Corp (EXC[6]): EXC stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Atlas Energy Llc (ATLS[7]): ATLS stock is up 1.1% today.

• PPL Corp (PPL[8]): PPL stock is up 1.1% today.

• American Electric Power Company (AEP[9]): AEP stock is up 1.0%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL[10]): CPL stock is up 1.2%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP[11]): KEP stock is down 3.7% today.

• Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS[12]): OKS stock is down 0.7% today.

• Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP[13]): CQP stock is down 0.6% today.

• Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP[14]): SEP stock is down 0.5% today.

• National Grid Transco Plc (NGG[15]): NGG stock is down 0.6% today.

• Targa Resources (TRGP[16]): TRGP stock is down 0.3% today.

• One Gas Inc. (OGS[17]): OGS stock is down 0.5% today.

• Kinder Morgan (KMI[18]): KMI stock is down 0.5% today.

• Atmos Energy Corp (ATO[19]): ATO stock is down 0.5% today.

• Transcananda Pipelines (TRP[20]): TRP stock is down 0.2% today.

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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