NRG Energy stock slides 2.64% for third straight daily loss
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
NRG Energy stock slides 2.64% for third straight daily loss
8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
The shares closed at $138.11 on Friday as the S&P 500 rose 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.02%.
NRG ended 27.30% below its 52-week high of $189.96 reached on 25 February and lagged rivals including Duke Energy, Exelon and Sempra.
Trading volume was 2.4 million shares, about 589,883 below its 50-day average of 2.9 million, indicating lighter-than-usual activity during the decline.
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