Shares of Duke Energy Corp. DUK, +1.49% rose 1.49% to $94.07 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.51% rising 0.51% to 5,104.76 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.20% rising 0.20% to 38,661.05.
This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains.
Duke Energy Corp. closed $6.32 short of its 52-week high ($100.39), which the company reached on April 25th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. NEE, +0.23% rose 0.23% to $55.53, Southern Co. SO, +0.88% rose 0.88% to $68.58, and Dominion Energy Inc. D, +2.17% rose 2.17% to $47.10.
Trading volume (4.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.