Hottest Utilities Stocks Now – TRP PNY ATO CQP

by Portfolio Grader | August 13, 2014 5:15 pm

Utilities stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.7%, the Nasdaq was up 1.1% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.7% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Transcananda Pipelines (TRP[1]): TRP stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Piedmont Natural Gas Company (PNY[2]): PNY stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Atmos Energy Corp (ATO[3]): ATO stock is up 1.2% today.

• Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP[4]): CQP stock is up 1.2% today.

• El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB[5]): EPB stock is up 1.2% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (KMP[6]): KMP stock is up 1.2% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Integrys Energy Group (TEG[7]): TEG stock is up 1.2% today.

• Laclede Group (LG[8]): LG stock is up 1.1% today.

• Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS[9]): OKS stock is up 1.0% today.

• Idacorp Inc (IDA[10]): IDA stock is up 1.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP[11]): CMLP stock is down 0.9% today.

• Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG[12]): PEG stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE[13]): HE stock is down 0.6% today.

• Targa Resources (TRGP[14]): TRGP stock is down 0.3% today.

• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP[15]): BIP stock is down 0.3% today.

• Itc Holdings (ITC[16]): ITC stock is down 0.1% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[17] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[18].

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[19].

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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