DJ NRG Energy Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of NRG Energy Inc. $(NRG)$ rose 2.78% to $134.72 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.77% to 7,501.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.75% to 50,063.46.
NRG Energy Inc. closed 29.08% short of its 52-week high of $189.96, which the company reached on February 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Duke Energy Corp. $(DUK)$ rose 0.33% to $124.31, Exelon Corp. $(EXC)$ rose 0.29% to $44.40, and Sempra $(SRE)$ rose 1.29% to $92.86.
Trading volume (2.6 M) remained 232,702 below its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 14, 2026.
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May 14, 2026 16:58 ET (20:58 GMT)
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