Centrais Electricas Brasileiras is Friday's top mover after gaining 3.89%

Markets were up Friday; S&P 500 closed the day at 4,450.38, having gained 1.23%. Nasdaq ended the session at 13,800 after a 1.45% gain.

“Top Movers” are assets that recorded the highest percentage change compared to their nearest peers. Friday's most active utilities stocks are listed below.

Centrais Electricas Brasileiras | Up 3.89% to $8.27 Friday

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. – Eletrobrás hit a significant low of $5.75 around 3 months ago, but has since recovered 38.43%. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 10.65%. Currently, the Brazilian electric utilities company has a market capitalization of $19 billion with an average daily volume of 1.35 million shares.

Centrais Electricas Brasileiras trades at $8.27 ahead of quarterly performance report which is scheduled to be released tomorrow.

Korea Electric Power ended Friday at $7.75, a 3.33% increase

Friday's session pointed in the same direction — pronounced bullish sentiment in the market helped the South Korean electric utility provider to make a notable 3.33% gain Friday, rising 25 cents and ultimately closing at $7.75. The South Korean electric utility provider's market cap currently stands at $9.95 billion with an average daily trading volume of 215,401 shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 25.15%.

Brookfield Infrastructure is up to $37 (+1.37%) in pre-market trading after closing Friday's session at $36.5

Brookfield Infrastructure lived up to expectations Friday by maintaining its set course — Brookfield Infrastructure ended Thursday's session at $35.52. Friday started with an increase to $36.66, but dropped back and closed at $36.5. Brookfield Infrastructure's market cap is currently $16.74 billion with an average daily trading volume of 321,325 shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 7.95%.