National Grid plc, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. – Eletrobrás, New Fortress Energy Inc. made yesterday's list of top gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US rose as S&P 500 ended the session at 3,678 after a 2.65% gain. Nasdaq closed the day at 10,676, having gained 3.43%.
More data out yesterday as United States NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Oct) released yesterday at 12:30 UTC with a figure of -9.1, while the previous figure was -1.5.
Here are the biggest utilities stocks gainers from the session yesterday.
Centrais Electricas Brasileiras | +5.47% at $8.67
Having closed Friday at $8.22, bullish sentiment helped Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. – Eletrobrás to reach highs around $8.78 before paring gains and ending yesterday at $8.67. Daily trading volume (4.18 million shares) was higher than the current multiday average of 2.51 million.
New Fortress Energy | +4.6% at $45
New Fortress Energy is now trading 30.29% below the significant high of $61.7 it set around a month ago. The company's market cap is $9.34 billion with an average daily volume of 903,442 shares. New Fortress Energy last reported revenue of $497.24 million with an EPS of -81 cents.
National Grid Transco | +5.57% at $51.36
After ending Friday's session at $48.65, National Grid Transco went up to $51.98 yesterday only to fall back and close at $51.36. Daily trading volume (821,856 shares) increased, making up 114% of the 21-day average (720,498).