Utilities stocks declined on Wall Street on Friday, down 0.2%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%, the Nasdaq declined 0.6% and the S&P 500 was down 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- WGL Holdings Inc (WGL): WGL stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Spectra Energy Corp (SE): SE stock is up 0.6% today.
- American Electric Power Company (AEP): AEP stock is up 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is up 0.4% today.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is up 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Agl Resources (GAS): GAS stock is up 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Atmos Energy Corp (ATO): ATO stock is up 0.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Nextera Energy (NEE): NEE stock is up 0.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Calpine Corp (CPN): CPN stock is down 1.1% today.
- Dynegy Inc (DYN): DYN stock is down 1.1% today.
- Black Hills Corp (BKH): BKH stock is down 1.1% today.
- Firstenergy Corp (FE): FE stock is down 1.1% today.
- Northwestern Corp (NWE): NWE stock is down 1.0% today.
- Aqua America (WTR): WTR stock is down 0.9% today.
- Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is down 0.8% today.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is down 0.8% today.
- Empire District Electric Company (EDE): EDE stock is down 0.7% today.
- Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is down 0.7% 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.
