Utilities stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.2% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.5% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ): WPZ stock is up 5.2% today.
- American States Water Company (AWR): AWR stock is up 1.5% today.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is up 1.4% today.
- California Water Service Group Holding (CWT): CWT stock is up 1.4% today.
- El Paso Electric Company (EE): EE stock is up 1.2% today.
- The Aes Corp (AES): AES stock is up 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Great Plains Energy Inc (GXP): GXP stock is up 1.0% today.
- Alliant Energy Corp (LNT): LNT stock is up 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Duke Energy Corp (DUK): DUK stock is up 0.9% today.
- Western Gas Partners LP (WES): WES stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Calpine Corp (CPN): CPN stock is down 2.0% today.
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is down 1.7% today.
- Transalta Corp (TAC): TAC stock is down 1.4% today.
- Ormat Technologies (ORA): ORA stock is down 0.9% today.
- Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY): ABY stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Potomac Electric Power Company (POM): POM stock is down 0.4% today.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is down 0.4% today.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): PEG stock is down 0.3% today.
- Cheniere Energy (LNG): LNG stock is down 0.3% today.
- National Fuel Gas Company (NFG): NFG 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.
