Utilities stocks declined 0.2% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.7% and the S&P 500 was up 0.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Empresa Nacional De Electricidad S.A. (EOC): EOC stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mge Energy Inc (MGEE): MGEE stock is up 0.9% today.
- Spectra Energy Corp (SE): SE stock is up 0.8% to a new 52-week high of $40.89.
- American States Water Company (AWR): AWR stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Dcp Midstream Partners LP (DPM): DPM stock is up 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Aqua America (WTR): WTR stock is up 0.6% today.
- Allete Inc (ALE): ALE stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Otter Tail Corp (OTTR): OTTR stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- NiSource Inc (NI): NI stock is up 0.6% to a new 52-week high of $37.40.
- Black Hills Corp (BKH): BKH stock is up 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Energy Transfer Partners (ETP): ETP stock is down 0.8% today.
- Dominion Resources (D): D stock is down 0.7% today.
- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (KMP): KMP stock is down 0.6% today.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): PEG stock is down 0.6% today.
- Northeast Utilities (NU): NU stock is down 0.6% today.
- PPL Corp (PPL): PPL stock is down 0.6% today.
- The Aes Corp (AES): AES stock is down 0.5% today.
- Itc Holdings (ITC): ITC stock is down 0.4% today.
- Duke Energy Corp (DUK): DUK stock is down 0.4% today.
- Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP): CMLP stock is down 0.4% 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.
