Southern Co. Stock Falls Friday, Still Outperforms Market
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Shares of Southern Co. (SO) shed 0.95% to $63.94 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.45% to 3,861.59 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.07% to 31,909.64. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Southern Co. closed $16.63 below its 52-week high ($80.57), which the company reached on August 19th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) fell 1.02% to $73.01, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.95% to $53.21, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) fell 1.39% to $87.53.true Trading volume (3.9 M) remained 30,943 below its 50-day average volume of 3.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 10, 2023.
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