DJ FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. $(FE)$ rose 2.20% to $42.29 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.71% to 6,013.13 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.69% to 43,428.02.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
FirstEnergy Corp. closed 5.96% below its 52-week high of $44.97, which the company reached on September 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 2.05% to $71.58, Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 0.66% to $88.40, and Dominion Energy Inc. $(D)$ rose 1.97% to $57.43.
Trading volume (7.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 21, 2025.
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February 21, 2025 17:04 ET (22:04 GMT)
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