Sector movers: Electricity surges, alternative energy lacks power

International Power has given the electricity sector a jolt, revealing that it is in talks with French energy giant GDF Suez about entering a partnership to create a new London listed electricity group. The British power station developer and GDF Suez confirmed they are in preliminary discussions regarding a possible combination of their Energy International Business Areas, outside Europe, and certain assets in the UK and Turkey. But elsewhere in energy, alternative energy is the worst-performing sector despite a rise in the share price of Ceramic Fuel Cells shares which said Australian electricals retailer Harvey Norman will sell its BlueGen gas-to-electricity generators. Top performing sectors so far today General Industrials 2,593.25 +6.32% Electricity 6,922.16 +2.84% Automobiles & Parts 3,130.67 +1.82% Banks 4,695.55 +1.81% Industrial Metals & Mining 5,491.61 +1.32% Bottom performing sectors so far today Alternative Energy 4,520.47 -3.14% Chemicals 5,286.81 -0.67% Oil & Gas Producers 6,943.66 -0.56% Forestry & Paper 4,318.24 -0.55% Technology Hardware & Equipment 485.06 -0.16%