Utilities stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.8%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq was up 0.3% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is up 2.0% today.

• El Paso Electric Company (EE): EE stock is up 1.7% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is up 1.7% today.

• Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP): CNP stock is up 1.6% today.

• Northwestern Corp (NWE): NWE stock is up 1.4% today.

• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG): PCG stock is up 1.4% today.

• Transcananda Pipelines (TRP): TRP stock is up 1.3% today.

• Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ED): ED stock is up 1.2% today.

• Dte Energy Company (DTE): DTE stock is up 1.2% today.

• Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ): WPZ stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• WGL Holdings Inc (WGL): WGL stock is down 0.6% today.

• Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN): NWN stock is down 0.6% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS): OKS stock is down 0.5% today.

• Calpine Corp (CPN): CPN stock is down 0.4% today.

• Energy Transfer Partners (ETP): ETP stock is down 0.2% today.

• National Fuel Gas Company (NFG): NFG stock is down 0.2% today.

• South Jersey Industries (SJI): SJI stock is down 0.1% today.

• Newjersey Resources Corp (NJR): NJR 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.