Wednesday Sector Laggards: Water Utilities, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks

In trading on Wednesday, water utilities shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.6%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SBS), down about 2.6% and shares of American States Water Company (AWR) down about 2.3% on the day.