Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Southern Co. (SO) sank 0.63% to $66.71 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.65% to 3,936.97 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 32,030.11. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Southern Co. closed $13.86 short of its 52-week high ($80.57), which the company achieved on August 19th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) fell 1.63% to $74.13, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) fell 1.63% to $53.21, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) fell 2.31% to $86.85.true Trading volume (6.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 22, 2023.
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