Shares of power producers ticked up, as traders rotated into defensive sectors.
The utility sector is among the few industry groups in the green on the Standard & Poor's 500 during the last five sessions, a volatile streak.
Shares of British water utility Severn Trent fell after it swung to a loss for the first half of the fiscal year.
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