Utilities stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street so far on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 1.0%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.7%, the Nasdaq pushed 1.1% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.7%.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is up 2.0% today.

• American States Water Company (AWR): AWR stock is up 2.0% today.

• Terraform Power Inc. (TERP): TERP stock is up 1.7% today.

• Ugi Corp (UGI): UGI stock is up 1.8% today.

• Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is up 1.7% today.

• NiSource Inc (NI): NI stock is up 1.6% today.

• Cms Energy Corp (CMS): CMS stock is up 1.6% today.

• Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP): CNP stock is up 1.5% today.

• Markwest Energy Partners LP (MWE): MWE stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Southwest Gas Corp (SWX): SWX stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• PNM Resources Inc (PNM): PNM stock is down 1.5% today.

• Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP): CMLP stock is down 1.5% today.

• Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Black Hills Corp (BKH): BKH stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• NRG Energy (NRG): NRG stock is down 0.5% today.

• Southern Company (SO): SO stock is down 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Empresa Nacional De Electricidad S.A. (EOC): EOC stock is down 0.4% today.

• Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ): WPZ stock is down 0.3% today.

• Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is down 0.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Oneok Inc (OKE): OKE stock is down 0.1% 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.