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Shares of First Solar Inc. rose 4.9% to $211.71 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,230.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.3% to 49,499.27.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
First Solar Inc. closed 26.0% below its 52-week high of $285.99, which the company reached on December 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as SolarEdge Technologies Inc. rose 0.1% to $42.91, Hubbell Inc. rose 0.1% to $508.43, and Sunrun Inc. rose 2.59% to $13.06.
Trading volume totaled 5.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 01, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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