DJUA Up 15.34% From Its 2010 Close
Shares of NiSource Top All DJUA Component Stocks
Through Close of Trading on December 29, 2011
13 of the 15 Component Stocks Poised to Finish 2011 With Gains
NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With one trading session remaining in 2011 the Dow Jones Utility Average is on track for its best yearly performance since 2007. The DJUA has gained 15.34% through the close of trading on December 29, 2011.
In 2007, the DJUA ended the year up 16.59% from its close in 2006.The DJUA is comprised of 15 leading utilities companies in the U.S.
Shares of NiSource Inc. are up 41.85% thus far in 2011 leading all other component stocks in the DJUA. Williams Cos. (up 35.22%), CenterPoint Energy Inc. (34.35%), Consolidated Edison Inc. (32.02%) and Dominion Resources Inc. (Virginia, 30.55%) round out the top five DJUA performers for 2011.
Merrillville, Ind.-based NiSource, Williams of Tulsa, Okla. and New York based Consolidated Edison are the only DJUA components poised to repeat their Top 5 showings from 2010; shares of NiSource led all DJUA stocks with a gain of 21.25%, Williams and Consolidated Edison, the third- and fifth- leading performers with gains of 20.07% and 14.94%, respectively, from 2009's close.
Thirteen of the DJUA components stocks are poised to complete the year's trading with gains from a year ago. The only two stocks with year to year losses are AES Corp. (down 2.46) and PG&E Corp. (down 9.54%), the latter on track to be 2011's worst-performing stock of 2011.
The 15 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Utility Average and their 2011 performance through December 29, and for full-year 2010, are listed below.
| Dow Jones Utility Average | YTD |
| components | December 29, 2011 |
| 1. NiSource Inc. | 41.85% |
| 2. Williams Cos. | 35.22% |
| 3. CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 34.35% |
| 4. Consolidated Edison Inc. | 32.02% |
| 5. Dominion Resources Inc. (Virginia) | 30.55% |
| 6. Duke Energy Corp. | 30.54% |
| 7. FirstEnergy Corp. | 28.47% |
| 8. Southern Co. | 27.76% |
| 9. NextEra Energy Inc. | 22.26% |
| 10. American Electric Power Co. Inc. | 21.39% |
| 11. Edison International | 11.23% |
| 12. Exelon Corp. | 10.31% |
| 13. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | 8.06% |
| 14. AES Corp. | -2.46% |
| 15. PG&E Corp. | -9.54% |
| Dow Jones Utility Average | 2010 |
| components | performance |
| 1. NiSource Inc. | 21.25% |
| 2. Southern Co. | 20.72% |
| 3. Williams Cos. | 20.07% |
| 4. Edison International | 15.09% |
| 5. Consolidated Edison Inc. | 14.94% |
| 6. Dominion Resources Inc. (Virginia) | 14.79% |
| 7. CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 14.26% |
| 8. PG&E Corp. | 11.62% |
| 9. Duke Energy Corp. | 9.47% |
| 10. American Electric Power Co. Inc. | 8.59% |
| 11. NextEra Energy Inc. | 2.44% |
| 12. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | -0.07% |
| 13. AES Corp. | -8.49% |
| 14. Exelon Corp. | -10.46% |
| 15. FirstEnergy Corp. | -15.64% |
Launched in 1929, the Dow Jones Utility Average is the youngest of the Averages, following the Dow Jones Industrial Average (1896) and the Dow Jones Transportation Average (1894). It represents 15 leading companies in the U.S. within the utilities industry, a sector which deliver the essential lifeblood of America's industry and daily living – electricity and natural gas.
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