DJ NRG Energy Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of NRG Energy Inc. $(NRG)$ rose 3.14% to $153.22 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.08% to 6,340.00 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 43,968.64.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
NRG Energy Inc. closed 12.92% short of its 52-week high of $175.96, which the company achieved on August 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Duke Energy Corp. $(DUK)$ rose 0.58% to $125.93, Exelon Corp. $(EXC)$ rose 1.07% to $45.54, and Sempra $(SRE)$ rose 1.77% to $82.59.
Trading volume (4.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2025.
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