Meet the 3 top gaining stocks in today's bearish market

Against the current: Markets are down, yet Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. – Eletrobrás, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL go up and make this list of top gainers.

The leading indices are falling — Nasdaq drawing back 0.91% to 11,963. S&P 500 slipping 0.38% and closing at 4,118.

Though markets had an unsatisfactory day Friday, some utilities stocks manage to recover as Top Gainers. Take a look:

Companhia Paranaense de Energia | +1.42% in mid-session

Marginally higher but lacking a clear-cut direction, Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL is trading at $7.5 after ranging between $7.39 and $7.52 today.

+3.62%: Centrais Electricas Brasileiras up 3.62%, trading around $6.87

The Brazilian electric utilities company trades at $6.87 today, after closing Friday at $6.63 and gaining 24 cents (3.62%). Centrais Electricas Brasileiras has a market cap of $15.85 billion with an average daily volume of 1.34 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 22.76%.

Algonquin Power & Utilities | +1.62% in mid-session

After closing Friday at $8.35, the Canadian renewable energy provider went up to $8.53 only to drop back some of the way, and is now trading at $8.48.