DJ WEC Energy Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of WEC Energy Group Inc. $(WEC)$ rallied 1.77% to $111.49 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
WEC Energy Group Inc. closed 6.80% short of its 52-week high of $119.62, which the company achieved on April 9th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Duke Energy Corp. $(DUK)$ rose 1.40% to $124.56, Exelon Corp. $(EXC)$ rose 1.48% to $44.62, and Sempra $(SRE)$ rose 1.20% to $91.31.
Trading volume (2.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.
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