Utilities stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.4%, the Nasdaq declined 1.6% and the S&P 500 fell 1.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Dynegy Inc (DYN): DYN stock is up 4.0% today.
- NRG Energy (NRG): NRG stock is up 2.3% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Northwestern Corp (NWE): NWE stock is up 1.8% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Exelon Corp (EXC): EXC stock is up 1.4% today.
- Edison International (EIX): EIX stock is up 1.4% today.
- Northeast Utilities (NU): NU stock is up 1.3% today.
- PNM Resources Inc (PNM): PNM stock is up 1.1% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Southern Company (SO): SO stock is up 1.0% today.
- Teco Energy (TE): TE stock is up 1.0% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Entergy Corp (ETR): ETR stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is down 5.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is down 4.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Comp En De Mn Cemig Ads (CIG): CIG stock is down 4.3% today and down 29.7% in the last month.
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P. (BWP): BWP stock is down 3.1% today.
- Markwest Energy Partners LP (MWE): MWE stock is down 2.8% today.
- Cheniere Energy (LNG): LNG stock is down 2.5% today.
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is down 2.5% today.
- Empresa Nacional De Electricidad S.A. (EOC): EOC stock is down 2.0% today.
- Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is down 1.8%, marking the 11th consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is down 1.7% today on 4 times normal volume.
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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.
