Utilities stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%, the Nasdaq was down 0.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is up 2.9% today.
- Huaneng Power Intl (HNP): HNP stock is up 2.2% today.
- Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is up 1.5% today.
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is up 1.1% today.
- Targa Resources (TRGP): TRGP stock is up 1.0% today.
- The Aes Corp (AES): AES stock is up 1.1% today.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is up 0.8% today.
- Energy Transfer Partners (ETP): ETP stock is up 0.6% today.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is up 0.8% today.
- Western Gas Partners LP (WES): WES stock is up 0.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Ormat Technologies (ORA): ORA stock is down 2.6% today.
- Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP): KEP stock is down 2.2% today.
- Uil Holdings Corp (UIL): UIL stock is down 1.8% today.
- Oge Energy Corp (OGE): OGE stock is down 1.2% today.
- Exterran Partners L.P. (EXLP): EXLP stock is down 1.1% today.
- Empire District Electric Company (EDE): EDE stock is down 0.6% today.
- Westar Energy (WR): WR stock is down 0.6% today.
- Firstenergy Corp (FE): FE stock is down 0.7% today.
- Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP): CNP stock is down 0.7% today.
- Allete Inc (ALE): ALE stock is down 0.2% 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.
