Utilities stocks advanced 0.7% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.4% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:

• Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE): HE stock is up 2.1% today.

• Duke Energy Corp (DUK): DUK stock is up 1.1% today.

• The Aes Corp (AES): AES stock is up 1.1% today.

• Atmos Energy Corp (ATO): ATO stock is up 1.0% today.

• Edison International (EIX): EIX stock is up 1.1% today.

• Westar Energy (WR): WR stock is up 1.0% today.

• Ameren Corp (AEE): AEE stock is up 1.0% today.

• Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW): PNW stock is up 0.9% today.

• Xcel Energy Inc (XEL): XEL stock is up 1.1% today.

• American Electric Power Company (AEP): AEP stock is up 0.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:

• Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is down 1.4% today.

• Exterran Partners L.P. (EXLP): EXLP stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• TCP Pipelines (TCP): TCP stock is down 0.6% today.

• Huaneng Power Intl (HNP): HNP stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is down 0.8% today.

• Northwestern Corp (NWE): NWE stock is down 0.4% today.

• Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Cia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado (SBS): SBS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Uil Holdings Corp (UIL): UIL stock is down 0.6% 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.