Utilities stocks rose 0.5% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5%, the Nasdaq was up 0.8% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Dynegy Inc (DYN): DYN stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Alliant Energy Corp (LNT): LNT stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Southwest Gas Corp (SWX): SWX stock is up 1.6% today.
- Targa Resources (TRGP): TRGP stock is up 1.4% today.
- Oge Energy Corp (OGE): OGE stock is up 1.4% today.
- Terraform Power Inc (TERP): TERP stock is up 1.3% today.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is up 1.3% today.
- Itc Holdings (ITC): ITC stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- WGL Holdings Inc (WGL): WGL stock is up 1.2% today.
- PNM Resources Inc (PNM): PNM stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Oneok Partners L.P. (OKS): OKS stock is down 1.5% today.
- Centrais Elc Braz Pfb B Elbras (EBR): EBR stock is down 1.4% today.
- Companhia Paranaense De Energia (ELP): ELP stock is down 1.1% today.
- Teco Energy (TE): TE stock is down 1.1% today.
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ED): ED stock is down 0.9% today.
- Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (CMLP): CMLP stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Spectra Energy Corp (SE): SE stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Cpfl Energia S.A. (CPL): CPL stock is down 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Otter Tail Corp (OTTR): OTTR stock is down 0.2% today.
- Potomac Electric Power Company (POM): POM stock is down 0.1% 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.
