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Shares of AES Corp. plunged 17.8% to $14.21 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 6,881.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.1% to 48,904.78.
AES Corp. closed 19.5% short of its 52-week high of $17.65, which the company achieved on February 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as NextEra Energy Inc. fell 1.1% to $92.71, Duke Energy Corp. rose 0.6% to $131.63, and Dominion Energy Inc. fell 0.14% to $63.05.
Trading volume totaled 80.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 9.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 02, 2026 16:32 ET (21:32 GMT)
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