DJ Southern Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 1.32% to $82.86 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.09% to 5,930.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.18% to 42,840.26.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Southern Co. closed $11.59 below its 52-week high ($94.45), which the company reached on October 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 2.72% to $71.67, Dominion Energy Inc. $(D)$ rose 1.26% to $53.66, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 1.65% to $92.75.
Trading volume (7.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 20, 2024.
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December 20, 2024 16:43 ET (21:43 GMT)
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