Vistra Corp stock slides 2.74% and underperforms competitors
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 7
Vistra Corp stock slides 2.74% and underperforms competitors
8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7
The shares closed at $153.95 on Thursday, marking a third straight daily loss as the S&P 500 fell 0.38% and the Dow dropped 0.63%.
Vistra lagged rival utilities, with NextEra Energy down 2.17%, Southern 1.15% lower and American Electric Power off 0.60%.
The stock finished 29.97% below its 52-week high of $219.82 reached on 22 September, while trading volume rose to 7.8 million against a 50-day average of 4.3 million.
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