CenterPoint Energy stock slides 2.76% and underperforms competitors
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 6
CenterPoint Energy stock slides 2.76% and underperforms competitors
10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 6
Shares closed at $42.33 on Wednesday as the S&P 500 rose 1.46% to 7,365.12 and the Dow gained 1.24% to 49,910.59.
CenterPoint trailed peer declines including Duke Energy, down 1.60%, Exelon, down 2.51%, and Sempra, down 0.74%, even as broader equities advanced strongly.
The stock finished 4.81% below its 52-week high of $44.47 reached on 9 April, while trading volume of 7.1 million topped its 50-day average of 4.9 million.
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