best performing large cap stocks aug 1998

Essential Utilities (WTRG) had the highest return in August 1998 by a large-cap US stock, returning 19.5%.

ASSET MONTH % RETURN
Essential Utilities (WTRG)
August 1998
19.52%
Exelon (EXC)
August 1998
16.04%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
August 1998
12.98%
Public Service Enterprise (PEG)
August 1998
11.88%
Hershey (HSY)
August 1998
11.31%
Molson Coors Brewing (TAP)
August 1998
10.78%
Southern (SO)
August 1998
10.56%
Duke Energy (DUK)
August 1998
10.23%
Nextera Energy (NEE)
August 1998
9.87%
NiSource (NI)
August 1998
9.86%
Entergy (ETR)
August 1998
6.43%
American Electric Power (AEP)
August 1998
6.23%
PG&E (PCG)
August 1998
5.98%
Clean Harbors (CLH)
August 1998
5.71%
General Mills (GIS)
August 1998
5.54%
Yum! Brands (YUM)
August 1998
5.52%
FirstEnergy (FE)
August 1998
5.49%
Loews (L)
August 1998
4.98%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
August 1998
4.6%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
August 1998
4.36%
DTE Energy (DTE)
August 1998
4.33%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
August 1998
4.32%
Ameren (AEE)
August 1998
4.11%
Dominion Energy (D)
August 1998
3.89%
WEC Energy (WEC)
August 1998
3.84%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.