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June 17, 2023
Against the current: Markets slid, yet Edison International, NextEra Energy, Eversource Energy went up and made this list of yesterday's top utilities stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq closed at 13,700, a 0.68% change. S&P 500 was down 0.37% before closing the session at 4,409.59.
While price action maintains a negative bias, United States CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 15,700, while the previous figure was 8,800.
Despite markets falling yesterday, some utilities stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.
+1.65%: yesterday NextEra Energy increased by 1.65%, ended the session at $75.59
The US electricity supplier topped out at $76.42 having ended yesterday at $75.59. However, despite early momentum, the stock gave up its gains to now trade at $75.59. The company's market cap currently stands at $152.95 billion with an average daily trading volume of 8.18 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P 500 by 20.71%.
Edison International | Closed +2% at $70.18
After closing Thursday at $68.8, Edison International closed at $70.18 yesterday after climbing to $70.67 and dropping back down.
+1.51%: bullish mood lifts Eversource Energy to session high of $72.34
Pronounced bullish sentiment in the market helped the US utilities provider to make a notable 1.51% gain yesterday, rising $1.08 and ultimately closing at $72.08. Eversource, a company that provides electric, gas and water service in certain US States,'s market cap currently stands at $25.14 billion with an average daily trading volume of 2.30 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the S&P by 25.33%.
