Discover which stocks outperformed yesterday'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 yesterday'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 closed at 12,658, a 0.24% change.

Meanwhile, United States CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 191,500, while the previous figure was 216,600.

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

Exelon | Closed +1.22% at $39.87

After finishing Thursday at $39.39, the utility services company went up by 1.22% yesterday and remained at the $39.87 level.

+1.91%: risk-on sentiment allowed Korea Electric Power to post 1.91% gain yesterday

The South Korean electric utility provider went up to $6.95, gaining 1.91%. The South Korean electric utility provider's market cap currently stands at $8.92 billion with an average daily trading volume of 175,702 shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 28.52%.

+1.3%: Centrais Electricas Brasileiras gains 1.3% within $6.89 to $7.08 daily range

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 yesterday. Centrais Electricas Brasileiras has a market cap of $16.15 billion with an average daily volume of 1.35 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 21.66%.