Utilities stocks finished up 1.1% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.5% higher and the S&P 500 declined 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): PEG stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW): PNW stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Exelon Corp (EXC): EXC stock is up 1.3% today.
- Xcel Energy Inc (XEL): XEL stock is up 1.3% today.
- Cms Energy Corp (CMS): CMS stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Firstenergy Corp (FE): FE stock is up 1.2% today.
- American Water Works (AWK): AWK stock is up 1.2% today.
- Nextera Energy (NEE): NEE stock is up 1.2% today.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG): PCG stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- NRG Energy (NRG): NRG stock is up 1.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY): ABY stock is down 5.3% today.
- Western Gas Partners LP (WES): WES stock is down 3.8% today.
- Transcananda Pipelines (TRP): TRP stock is down 3.3% today.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is down 3.1% today.
- Empresa Nacional De Electricidad S.A. (EOC): EOC stock is down 2.6% today.
- Transalta Corp (TAC): TAC stock is down 2.6% today.
- National Grid Transco Plc (NGG): NGG stock is down 2.4% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Kinder Morgan (KMI): KMI stock is down 2.3% today.
- Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is down 2.3% today.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is down 2.2%, 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.
