Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. – Eletrobrás, UGI Corporation, Pinnacle West Capital Corp made yesterday's list of top gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US rose as Nasdaq ended the session at 13,276 after a 0.36% gain. S&P 500 gained 0.24% and closed at 4,284.
More data out yesterday as United States API Weekly Crude Oil Stock released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of -1.71 million, while the previous figure was 5.20 million.
Yesterday saw a steady up day for markets with several utilities stocks continuing their streaks today. Take a look at the market's Top Gainers:
+2.15%: bullish mood lifts Pinnacle West Capital to session high of $79.71
The Arizona-based utility company rallied 2.15% and maintained $79.43. The company's market cap currently stands at $9.00 billion with an average daily trading volume of 635,165 shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P by 4.18%.
+4.76%: Centrais Electricas Brasileiras gains 4.76% within $7.48 to $7.76 daily range
Having closed Monday at $7.36, bullish sentiment helped Centrais Electricas Brasileiras to reach highs around $7.76 before paring gains and ending yesterday at $7.71. Centrais Electricas Brasileiras's market cap currently stands at $17.79 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.48 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 15.48%.
UGI Corporation | Closed +3% at $28.41
After finishing Monday at $27.58, the natural gas and electric power distribution company went up by 3% yesterday and remained at the $28.41 level.