NiSource Tops All DJUA Component Stocks, Ending 2011 With 35.13% Increase
13 of the 15 Component Stocks Finish the Year With Gains
NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Dow Jones Utility Average closed up 14.74% in 2011, with 13 of its 15 component stocks finishing with gains to give the DJUA its best yearly performance since 2007.
Shares of NiSource Inc. led all DJUA stocks, closing 2011 with an increase of 35.13%. Williams Cos. (up 33.58%), CenterPoint Energy Inc. (27.80%), Consolidated Edison Inc. (25.14%) and Dominion Resources Inc. (24.25%) rounded out the top five performers.
Merrillville, Ind.-based NiSource, Williams of Tulsa, Okla.; and Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Resources are the only DJUA components to repeat their Top Five showings from 2010 when Williams finished first, NiSource third and Dominion Resources fifth.
The only two DJUA component stocks to end 2011 beneath their 2010 closings were AES Corp. (down 2.79%) and PG&E Corp. (down 13.84%).
The DJUA, which represents 15 of the leading utilities companies in the U.S., ended 2010 with a gain of 1.75%; it rose 16.59% in 2007.
Below, please find a list of The DJUA's 15 stocks and their 2011 and 2010 performances:
| Dow Jones Utility Average | 2011 |
| components | performance |
| 1. NiSource Inc. | 35.13% |
| 2. Williams Cos. | 33.58% |
| 3. CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 27.80% |
| 4. Consolidated Edison Inc. | 25.14% |
| 5. Dominion Resources Inc. (Virginia) | 24.25% |
| 6. Duke Energy Corp. | 23.53% |
| 7. Southern Co | 21.08% |
| 8. FirstEnergy Corp. | 19.67% |
| 9. NextEra Energy Inc. | 17.10% |
| 10. American Electric Power Co. Inc. | 14.81% |
| 11. Edison International | 7.25% |
| 12. Exelon Corp. | 4.15% |
| 13. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | 3.77% |
| 14. AES Corp. | -2.79% |
| 15. PG&E Corp. | -13.84% |
| Dow Jones Utility Average | 2010 |
| components | performance |
| 1. Williams Cos. | 17.27% |
| 2. Southern Co | 14.74% |
| 3. NiSource Inc. | 14.56% |
| 4. Edison International | 10.98% |
| 5. Dominion Resources | 9.76% |
| 6. Consolidated Edison | 9.11% |
| 7. CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 8.34% |
| 8. PG&E Corp. | 7.14% |
| 9. Duke Energy Corp. | 3.49% |
| 10. Amer Electric Power Co. Inc. | 3.42% |
| 11. NextEra Energy Inc. | -1.57% |
| 12. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | -4.33% |
| 13. AES Corp. | -8.49% |
| 14. Exelon Corp. | -14.79% |
| 15. FirstEnergy Corp. | -20.30% |
All referenced index and component performance values are based on price returns.
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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