The markets are set to close higher to end today's trading session; Companhia Paranaense de Energia rose 5.26% and leads the pack of top utilities stocks
Markets are up as Dow Jones up to 33,763, gaining 0.53%. S&P 500 goes up 0.31%, trading at 4,122.
Meanwhile, United States 3-Year Note Auction released today at 17:00 UTC with a figure of 3.81, while the previous figure was 4.635.
Here are the biggest utilities stocks gainers so far today.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia | +5.26%; session high: $7.31 session low: $7.17
After ending yesterday at $6.84, the Brazilian electric utility company went up to $7.31 only to drop back some of the way. It is now trading around $7.2 as it reaches the end of the trading session.
+4.24%: Centrais Electricas Brasileiras on its way to $6.88, gaining 4.24% today
From an earlier low of $6.77, the Brazilian electric utilities company is on track to end the session around $6.88 after gaining 28 cents compared to last trading session's $6.6 (4.24%). The company's market cap currently stands at $15.87 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.62 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 23.27%.
New Fortress Energy | +4.37%; session high: $31.31 session low: $29.86
The integrated gas-to-power company has fallen back around 52.16% from the significant high of $61.7 set 7 months ago. New Fortress Energy has a market cap of $6.43 billion with an average daily volume of 1.45 million shares. $731.93 million was New Fortress Energy's last reported revenue with 87 cents being the current EPS.