Shares closed at $81.78 on Friday as the S&P 500 rose 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.02% to 49,609.16.
Evergy finished 4.09% below its 52-week high of $85.27, while NextEra Energy fell 0.24%, Southern Co slipped 0.68%, and Dominion Energy gained 0.45%.
Trading volume reached 3.0 million shares, above its 50-day average of 1.9 million, after Thursday's 2.15% rebound had ended a four-session losing streak.
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