Utilities stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3%, the Nasdaq rose 0.8% and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Aqua America (WTR): WTR stock is up 1.7% today.
- Allete Inc (ALE): ALE stock is up 1.4% today.
- Mge Energy Inc (MGEE): MGEE stock is up 1.4% today.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): PEG stock is up 1.4% today.
- Dominion Resources (D): D stock is up 1.3% today.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is up 1.0% today.
- Great Plains Energy Inc (GXP): GXP stock is up 1.0% today.
- Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP): CNP stock is up 1.0% today.
- Northwestern Corp (NWE): NWE stock is up 1.0% today.
- Empire District Electric Company (EDE): EDE stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Targa Resources (TRGP): TRGP stock is down 5.8% today.
- Energy Transfer Partners (ETP): ETP stock is down 4.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE): ETE stock is down 4.3% today and down 54.5% in the last month.
- Oneok Inc (OKE): OKE stock is down 2.4% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Cheniere Energy (LNG): LNG stock is down 2.1% today.
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P. (BWP): BWP stock is down 1.8% today.
- Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS): OKS stock is down 1.4% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Transcananda Pipelines (TRP): TRP stock is down 1.4% today.
- Enbridge Inc (ENB): ENB stock is down 1.1% today.
- Dynegy Inc (DYN): DYN stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
