Utilities Most Active: Exelon (NYSE:EXC), Public Service Enterprise (NYSE:PEG), SO, Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG), Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK)

Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) says Commonwealth Edison has restored power to 90% of the more than 420K customers hit by Monday’s fast-moving storms that included multiple tornadoes and winds reaching 120 mph.The storms included ~80K lightning strikes, and caused severe damage to electrical infrastructure including knocking down multiple poles and power lines. Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) stock performance was -1.79% in last session and finished the day at $33.97. Traded volume was 8.02million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 8.71million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.39. Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) insider ownership is 0.10%.

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.’s (NYSE:PEG) unit PSEG Solar Source (“PSEG Solar”) announced that it will acquire 13-megawatt (MWdc) solar energy facility from juwi solar Inc. (“JSI”) for $22 million. This is PSEG Solar’s 8th solar project in seven states, taking its solar portfolio capacity to 106 MWdc. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) dropped -2.53 percent to $38.16 Thursday on volume of 4.70million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $38.09 to $39.05. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) has a market capitalization of $19.31billion.

SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE:SO), announced the availability of MOTOTALK™, a new Push-To-Talk application that connects any domestic wireless carrier’s smartphone to the SouthernLINC Wireless network.  MOTOTALK enables users to send and receive Push-To-Talk (PTT) calls from SouthernLINC Wireless phones wherever a 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi data network is available. The Southern Company (NYSE:SO)’s stock on July 03, 2014 reported a decrease of -0.56% to the closing price of $44.01. Its fifty two weeks range is $40.03 -$46.81. The total market capitalization recorded $39.20billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 4.02million shares. In its share capital, SO has 890.81million outstanding shares.

Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais (ADR) (NYSE:CIG), a Brazil-based company in the electricity sector, is expected to provide its financial report next month on August 14. The company last reported earnings in May during which it declared nearly 30 and 33 percent surge in 1Q revenue and profit, respectively. The stock carries a Buy rating from Goldman Sachs. On Thursday, shares of Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais (ADR) (NYSE:CIG) advanced 3.69% to close the day at $8.15. Company return on investment (ROI) is 15.40% and its monthly performance is recorded as 14.47%. Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais (ADR) (NYSE:CIG) quarterly revenue growth is 25.97%.

Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) released a statement Thursday saying the coal ash cleanup 2 miles downriver from the Dan River Steam Station near Eden is complete. Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) stock performance was -1.15% in last session and finished the day at $71.39. Traded volume was 3.50million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 2.81million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.24. Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) insider ownership is 0.10%.