Utilities stocks declined 1.6% on Wall Street on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Terraform Power Inc. (TERP): TERP stock is up 1.6% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP): CMLP stock is up 1.4% today.
- Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is up 1.2% today.
- Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS): OKS stock is up 0.7% today.
- Oneok Inc (OKE): OKE stock is up 0.6% today.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is up 0.4% today.
- American States Water Company (AWR): AWR stock is up 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Covanta Holding Corp (CVA): CVA stock is up 0.2% today.
- Empresa Nacional De Electricidad S.A. (EOC): EOC stock is up 0.2% today.
- Exterran Partners L.P. (EXLP): EXLP stock is up 0.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Teco Energy (TE): TE stock is down 2.3% today.
- Southern Company (SO): SO stock is down 2.1% today.
- American Electric Power Company (AEP): AEP stock is down 2.0% today.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG): PCG stock is down 1.9% today.
- Wisconsin Energy Corp (WEC): WEC stock is down 1.9% today.
- Great Plains Energy Inc (GXP): GXP stock is down 1.9% today.
- Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW): PNW stock is down 1.9% today.
- Avista Corp (AVA): AVA stock is down 1.9% today.
- Newjersey Resources Corp (NJR): NJR stock is down 1.8% today.
- Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN): NWN stock is down 1.8% 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.
