PPL Corp. stock slides 3.16% and underperforms rivals
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Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30
PPL Corp. stock slides 3.16% and underperforms rivals
6 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30
The shares closed at $37.44 on Thursday, their second straight loss, while the S&P 500 rose 1.02% and the Dow gained 1.62%.
PPL finished 6.65% below its 52-week high of $40.11 reached on 13 April, as NextEra Energy, Southern Co. and Dominion Energy all advanced more than 3%.
Trading volume reached 27.3 million shares, far above the 50-day average of 8.5 million, indicating unusually heavy investor activity despite the broader market rally.
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