AES is yesterday's top mover after gaining 3.62%
Leading equity indices in the US rose as Dow Jones ended the session at 34,400 after a 1.26% gain. S&P 500 gained 1.22% and closed at 4,426.
Today's price action is taking place amid mixed market indicators – data from United States concerning Retail Sales was released yesterday at 12:30 UTC. Newly published figures emphasized continued decline from last month's figure of 0.4% to 0.3% this month.
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.
AES | Up 3.62% to $21.49 yesterday
AES Corp gained 75 cents and closed above the $21 level for the first time in 3 weeks. Having set a significant high of $29.27 6 months ago, the power plant operator is trading 29.14% lower. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P 500 by 35.06%. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $14.38 billion with an average daily volume of 6.99 million shares. AES is forecasted to generate revenues of $2.84 billion and EPS of 23 cents.
Xcel Energy | Closed +2.93% at $64.32
An influx of buyers helped the public utility holding company to end the session higher around $64.32, while establishing a $62.46 to $64.71 session range yesterday.
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | Closed +2.15% at $86.44
Having soared to a high of $100.93 approximately 7 months ago, the renewable geothermal energy technology developer is now trading 16.16% lower. The company's market cap currently stands at $5.16 billion with an average daily volume of 338,509 shares. Ormat Technologies, Inc. expected revenue of $202.86 million with an EPS of 48.92 cents.