/ Source: The Associated Press
Shares of some top utilities companies are up at noon:
AEP rose $1.13 or 3.5 percent, to $33.04.
ConEd rose $1.03 or 2.4 percent, to $44.77.
Duke Energy rose $.31 or 1.9 percent, to $16.86.
Pepco Holdings rose $.54 or 3.3 percent, to $16.83.
Southern Co rose $.95 or 2.8 percent, to $34.87.