Vistra Corp stock slides 4.05% for fourth straight daily loss
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
Vistra Corp stock slides 4.05% for fourth straight daily loss
5 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
Shares closed at $147.72 on Friday, while the S&P 500 rose 0.84% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.02%.
Vistra underperformed utility peers including NextEra Energy, Southern Co and American Electric Power, all of which posted smaller declines in the positive broader market session.
The stock finished 32.80% below its 52-week high of $219.82 reached on 22 September, as trading volume of 8.0 million topped its 50-day average of 4.4 million.
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