DJ PPL Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of PPL Corp. $(PPL)$ rose 1.57% to $35.53 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.53% to 6,926.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 49,149.63.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
PPL Corp. closed 7.15% short of its 52-week high of $38.27, which the company achieved on October 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 0.42% to $81.98, Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 0.99% to $88.42, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 2.08% to $60.25.
Trading volume (5.7 M) remained 724,944 below its 50-day average volume of 6.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 14, 2026.
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January 14, 2026 17:03 ET (22:03 GMT)
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