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NASDAQ:EXC News 20 December 2025 - 1 January 2026

Utilities stocks today: NextEra’s $4 billion share-sale plan keeps XLU under pressure into 2026

Utilities stocks today: NextEra’s $4 billion share-sale plan keeps XLU under pressure into 2026

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 1:53 PM ET — Market closed U.S. utilities stocks headed into the New Year on the back foot after NextEra Energy disclosed a $4 billion at-the-market share-sale program, a move that can add supply to the market over time. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, an exchange-traded fund that tracks a basket of utility stocks,…
1 January 2026
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Utilities Stocks Outlook for 2026: AI Data Center Demand, Rate Cuts, and the New Power-Grid Investment Cycle

Utilities Stocks Outlook for 2026: AI Data Center Demand, Rate Cuts, and the New Power-Grid Investment Cycle

Dec. 20, 2025 Utilities stocks are having a moment that would’ve been hard to imagine just a few years ago. The sector long known for predictable dividends and regulated earnings is now being pulled into the center of the AI buildout—because none of it runs without electricity. As of Dec. 20, 2025, the utilities story is no longer just “bond-proxy,…
20 December 2025
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  • BSE, NSE to Open for Trading on February 1 Ahead of Union Budget 2026
    January 31, 2026, 1:43 AM EST. BSE and NSE will hold regular trading sessions on February 1, 2026, despite it falling on a Sunday, to coincide with the Union Budget presentation. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive Budget at 11 a.m. The Ministry of Finance released the Economic Survey on January 29, setting the stage for the detailed Budget documents prepared by the Department of Economic Affairs. Markets have historically opened for Budget announcements even on weekends, with similar occurrences in 2025, 2020, and 2015. This session will run from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., providing investors with a live window into proposed fiscal policies and financial plans for the new year.
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