Utilities stocks finished down 0.7% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%, the Nasdaq fell 0.5% and the S&P 500 was down 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among utilities stocks include:
- Potomac Electric Power Company (POM): POM stock is up 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- The Aes Corp (AES): AES stock is up 1.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mdu Res Group Inc (MDU): MDU stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP): SEP stock is up 1.2% today.
- Empresa Nacional De Electricidad S.A. (EOC): EOC stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Enersis S A (ENI): ENI stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Cheniere Energy (LNG): LNG stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Transcananda Pipelines (TRP): TRP stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Enbridge Inc (ENB): ENB stock is up 0.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG): PEG stock is up 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among utilities stocks include:
- Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ): WPZ stock is down 2.9% today.
- Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD): EPD stock is down 2.8% today.
- Energy Transfer Partners (ETP): ETP stock is down 2.4% today.
- Newjersey Resources Corp (NJR): NJR stock is down 2.4% today.
- Mge Energy Inc (MGEE): MGEE stock is down 1.9% today.
- NiSource Inc (NI): NI stock is down 1.8% today.
- Western Gas Partners LP (WES): WES stock is down 1.6% today.
- Piedmont Natural Gas Company (PNY): PNY stock is down 1.5% today.
- Uil Holdings Corp (UIL): UIL stock is down 1.5% today.
- American Electric Power Company (AEP): AEP stock is down 1.5% 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.
