NEW YORK
Shares of some top utilities companies were mixed at the close of trading:
AEP rose $.23 or .7 percent, to $31.62.
ConEd rose $.29 or .7 percent, to $42.46.
Duke Energy rose $.03 or .2 percent, to $16.04.
Pepco Holdings rose $.16 or 1.0 percent, to $15.49.
Southern Co fell $.01 or percent, to $31.58.