Discover the most volatile stocks from yesterday's muted session

AES is yesterday's top mover after declining 4.23%

Markets completed a mixed session yesterday, as Dow Jones lost 0.17% and ended the session at 33,619. Nasdaq gained 0.18% and closed at 12,257.

“Top Movers” are assets that recorded the highest percentage change compared to their nearest peers. yesterday's most active utilities stocks are listed below.

AES suffers weak session with 4.23% loss; downside halted at $21.39

More of the same from yesterday's session: after ending Friday at $22.67, AES Corp declined to $21.39 yesterday before closing at $21.71, thereby losing 4.23% in total. The company has a market cap of $14.52 billion with an average daily trading volume of 5 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the S&P 500 by 29.57%.

Centrais Electricas Brasileiras ended the session at $6.69 (-3.04%)

Early in yesterday's session, Centrais Electricas Brasileiras dropped to $6.6 from $6.9 at the end of Friday, before closing at $6.69. During the session, it lost 3.04%. The Brazilian electric utilities company's market cap currently stands at $15.95 billion with an average daily volume of 1.31 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 23.03%.

Yesterday's slide leaves Companhia Paranaense de Energia traders hoping for a bounce

Yesterday's session continued the recent downtrend: after ending Friday at $7.67, Companhia Paranaense de Energia dropped to $7.46 early in yesterday's session and closed at $7.49. In total, it lost 2.35%. Companhia Paranaense de Energia's market cap is currently $20.50 billion with an average daily trading volume of 283,720 shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 3.96%.