Companhia Paranaense de Energia is Friday's top mover after gaining 5.09%
Markets were up Friday; Dow Jones closed the day at 33,877, having gained 0.13%. Nasdaq ended the session at 13,259 after a 0.16% gain.
Assets that recorded the greatest percentage change in relation to their peers are designated as "Top Movers" with 's most active utilities stocks listed below.
Friday Companhia Paranaense de Energia increased by 5.09%, ended the session at $8.05
Friday's session pointed in the same direction — having closed Thursday at $7.66, bullish sentiment helped Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL to reach highs around $8.22 before paring gains and ending Friday at $8.05. Currently, the Brazilian electric utility company has a market capitalization of $22 billion with an average daily trading volume of 269,948 shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 0.5%.
Ormat Technologies, Inc. closed at $85.3 after losing 2.74% Friday
Early in Friday's session, Ormat Technologies, Inc. dropped to $84.35 from $87.7 at the end of Thursday, before closing at $85.3. During the session, it lost 2.74%. The company has a market cap of $5 billion with an average daily volume of 333,066 shares.
New Fortress Energy sheds 2.65% within $29.16 to $30.6 daily range
More of the same from Friday's session: an influx of sellers pushed the integrated gas-to-power company to session lows around $29.16 while establishing a $29.16 to $30.6 session range Friday. The integrated gas-to-power company's market cap currently stands at $5.99 billion with an average daily volume of 1.54 million shares.