Utilities stocks finished up 0.8% on Wall Street on Monday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7%, the Nasdaq declined 0.7% and the S&P 500 fell 0.7%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG): PCG stock is up 1.9% today.
- American Electric Power Company (AEP): AEP stock is up 1.7% today.
- Ameren Corp (AEE): AEE stock is up 1.5% today.
- Firstenergy Corp (FE): FE stock is up 1.5% today.
- Westar Energy (WR): WR stock is up 1.3% today.
- Northeast Utilities (NU): NU stock is up 1.2% today.
- Alliant Energy Corp (LNT): LNT stock is up 1.1% today.
- Southern Company (SO): SO stock is up 1.1% today.
- Cms Energy Corp (CMS): CMS stock is up 1.0% today.
- Xcel Energy Inc (XEL): XEL stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is down 4.0% today.
- Abengoa Yield Plc (ABY): ABY stock is down 3.9% today.
- Spectra Energy Corp (SE): SE stock is down 3.8% today.
- Kinder Morgan (KMI): KMI stock is down 3.1% today.
- Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is down 3.1% today.
- Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is down 3.0% today.
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is down 2.7% today.
- Western Gas Partners LP (WES): WES stock is down 2.4% today.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is down 2.4% today.
- Dynegy Inc (DYN): DYN stock is down 2.2% 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.
