Shares of Xcel Energy Inc.
XEL,
rallied 1.34% to $64.97 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.26% to 4,688.67 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.58% to 35,931.05. Xcel Energy Inc. closed $8.20 short of its 52-week high ($73.17), which the company reached on November 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Duke Energy Corp.
DUK,
fell 0.09% to $98.99, WEC Energy Group Inc.
WEC,
rose 0.71% to $90.80, and DTE Energy Co.
DTE,
fell 0.04% to $112.75. Trading volume (3.5 M) remained 86,360 below its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
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