Against the current: Markets are down, yet New Fortress Energy Inc., Essential Utilities, Inc., National Grid plc go up and make this list of top gainers.
The leading indices are dropping — S&P 500 trades at 4,109.42 after losing 0.65%. Dow Jones slipping 0.55% and closing at 33,739.
Markets are falling this session, but some utilities stocks are registering gains. Take a look at today's positive market movers.
National Grid Transco | +0.26% to start today's session
National Grid plc hit a significant low of $47.26 around 3 months ago, but has since recovered 31.91%. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 10.43%. National Grid Transco's market cap is currently $45.95 billion with an average daily volume of 317,266 shares.
+0.48%: Essential Utilities is up 0.48%, trades at $47.12
After closing the previous trading day at $46.9, Essential Utilities is up to $47.12, which makes for a move of 0.48%/22.5 cents today. Essential Utilities is currently trading with a market cap of $12.36 billion with an average daily trading volume of 960,570 shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 16.11%.
New Fortress Energy | +0.8% to start today's session
After closing the previous trading day at $39.82, New Fortress Energy is up to $40.14, which makes for a move of 0.8%/32 cents today.