Utilities stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq was down 1.0% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is up 0.9% today.
- Spectra Energy Corp (SE): SE stock is up 0.7% today.
- Atmos Energy Corp (ATO): ATO stock is up 0.4% today.
- Covanta Holding Corp (CVA): CVA stock is up 0.4% today.
- American Electric Power Company (AEP): AEP stock is up 0.4% today.
- Vectren Corp (VVC): VVC stock is up 0.3% today.
- Oge Energy Corp (OGE): OGE stock is up 0.2% today.
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ED): ED stock is up 0.2% today.
- Trident Performance Group (TCP): TCP stock is up 0.2% today.
- Xcel Energy Inc (XEL): XEL stock is up 0.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY): ABY stock is down 2.4% today.
- PNM Resources Inc (PNM): PNM stock is down 1.3% today.
- El Paso Electric Company (EE): EE stock is down 1.1%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Calpine Corp (CPN): CPN stock is down 1.0% today.
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P. (BWP): BWP stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Huaneng Power Intl (HNP): HNP stock is down 0.9% today.
- Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP): CMLP stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Southwest Gas Corp (SWX): SWX stock is down 0.8% today.
- California Water Service Group Holding (CWT): CWT stock is down 0.8% today.
- Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is down 0.7%, marking the third 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.
