Shares of power producers rose amid optimism about utilities' sustainable-energy arms.
Shares of one major sustainable-energy producer, NRG, rose to all-time highs. Rival NextEra Energy rose slightly.
The SPDR Select Sector Utilities exchange-traded fund, which tracks the performance of the utilities industry group on the S&P 500, has trimmed losses for the year to date to less than 2%.
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