Utilities stocks rose 0.5% on Wall Street on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.3%, the Nasdaq rose 1.5% and the S&P 500 was up 1.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Markwest Energy Partners LP (MWE): MWE stock is up 3.1% today.
- Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ): WPZ stock is up 2.8% today.
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is up 2.8% today.
- Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS): OKS stock is up 2.7% today.
- Transalta Corp (TAC): TAC stock is up 2.6% today.
- South Jersey Industries (SJI): SJI stock is up 1.9% today.
- Cheniere Energy (LNG): LNG stock is up 1.7% today.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is up 1.7% today.
- Southwest Gas Corp (SWX): SWX stock is up 1.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is down 0.9% today.
- Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP): CQP stock is down 0.2% today.
- National Fuel Gas Company (NFG): NFG stock is down 0.2% today.
- Cleco Power Llc (CNL): CNL stock is down 0.2% today.
- Potomac Electric Power Company (POM): POM 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.
