Utilities stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.1%, the Nasdaq was up 1.4% and the S&P 500 rose 1.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Mge Energy Inc (MGEE): MGEE stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• California Water Service Group Holding (CWT): CWT stock is up 2.6% today.

• Newjersey Resources Corp (NJR): NJR stock is up 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP): CQP stock is up 2.6% today.

• Southwest Gas Corp (SWX): SWX stock is up 2.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Piedmont Natural Gas Company (PNY): PNY stock is up 2.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Trident Performance Group (TCP): TCP stock is up 2.4% today.

• Terraform Power Inc. (TERP): TERP stock is up 2.4% today.

• Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is up 2.2% today.

• Idacorp Inc (IDA): IDA stock is up 2.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP): CMLP stock is down 1.7% today.

• Northwestern Corp (NWE): NWE 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.