Discover which stocks outperformed Friday's bearish market

Against the current: Markets slid, yet Korea Electric Power Corporation, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. – Eletrobrás, Exelon Corp went up and made this list of Friday's top utilities stocks gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US declined as Dow Jones lost 0.33% and ended the session at 33,427. Nasdaq shed 0.24% and closed at 12,658.

Despite markets falling Friday, some utilities stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.

+1.22%: Friday Exelon increased by 1.22%, ended the session at $39.87

Exelon Corp rallied 1.22% and ended the session at $39.87. The utility services company's market cap currently stands at $39.65 billion with an average daily trading volume of 6.56 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 25.61%.

+1.91%: Korea Electric Power levels up 1.91% in Friday's session; traders eye opening bell in 7 hours time

South Korea's largest electric utility company went up to $6.95, gaining 1.91%. Korea Electric Power's market cap currently stands at $8.92 billion with an average daily volume of 175,702 shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 28.52%.

+1.3%: Centrais Electricas Brasileiras opened at $6.89 Friday before posting solid session gaining 1.3%

The Brazilian electric utilities company rose as high as $7.08 before giving up its gains and dropping back to $seven before the close on Friday. Centrais Electricas Brasileiras's market cap is currently $16.15 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.35 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 21.66%.