DJ Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ advanced 1.44% to $96.93 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.11% to 45,216.14 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.39% to 6,343.72.
This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of gains.
Southern Co. closed 3.87% short of its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company achieved on October 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 0.71% to $92.05, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 1.58% to $61.84, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 0.78% to $131.12.
Trading volume (5.9 M) remained 542,172 below its 50-day average volume of 6.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 30, 2026.
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March 30, 2026 16:38 ET (20:38 GMT)
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