DJ Southern Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southern Co. $(SO)$ advanced 3.01% to $97.98 Thursday, 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 7,483.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.14% to 52,900.07.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Southern Co. closed 2.83% below its 52-week high of $100.84, which the company reached on October 16th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 2.28% to $88.34, Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 2.89% to $69.75, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. $(AEP)$ rose 2.56% to $138.51.
Trading volume (5.1 M) remained 968,114 below its 50-day average volume of 6.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 2, 2026.
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July 02, 2026 16:37 ET (20:37 GMT)
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