The markets are set to close higher to end today's trading session; New Fortress Energy rose 4.67% and leads the pack of top utilities stocks
Markets are up as Dow Jones up to 33,773, gaining 2.15%. S&P 500 up 1.54%, trading at 4,286.
Uptick coincides with some positive signs published earlier as data for United States Non Farm Payrolls published today at 12:30 UTC came out at 339,000, beating projections of 180,000 and showing improvement over the preceding figure of 294,000.
Here are the biggest utilities stocks gainers so far today.
+3.12%: Centrais Electricas Brasileiras adds 3.12%; sets session high of $7.3
From an earlier low of $7.19, the hydroelectric power generation company is on track to end the session around $7.27 after gaining 22 cents compared to last trading session's $7.05 (3.12%). The company is currently trading with a market cap of $16.77 billion with an average daily volume of 1.54 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 23.75%.
+3.4%: Hawaiian Electric adds 3.4%; sets session high of $36.81
Hawaiian Electric rallies $1.21 (3.4%) and maintains the $36.77 level as it reaches the end of session. The Hawaiian electricity supplier's market cap currently stands at $4 billion with an average daily trading volume of 357,526 shares.
+4.67%: New Fortress Energy adds 4.67%; sets session high of $29.68
After ending yesterday at $27.86, the integrated gas-to-power company went up to $29.68 only to drop back some of the way. It is now trading around $29.16 as it reaches the end of the trading session. The company's market cap currently stands at $5.98 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.52 million shares.