Utilities stocks advanced 0.5% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.3% higher, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP): KEP stock is up 2.8% today.
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is up 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY): ABY stock is up 2.0% today.
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is up 1.9% today and up 33.9% in the last month.
- Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is up 1.3% today.
- Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG): PCG stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Exelon Corp (EXC): EXC stock is up 0.9% today.
- Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is up 0.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Calpine Corp (CPN): CPN stock is down 0.5% today.
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP): BIP stock is down 0.3% today.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): PEG stock is down 0.4% today.
- American Water Works (AWK): AWK stock is down 0.3% today.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is down 0.2% today and down 46.0% in the last month.
- Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE): ETE stock is down 0.1% today.
- Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE): HE stock is down 0.3% today.
- Trident Performance Group (TCP): TCP stock is down 0.2% today.
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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.
