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Shares of First Solar Inc. rose 7.3% to $237.86 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.1% to 7,432.97 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.3% to 50,009.35.
First Solar Inc. closed 16.8% short of its 52-week high of $285.99, which the company achieved on December 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as SolarEdge Technologies Inc. rose 3.1% to $56.22, Hubbell Inc. rose 0.4% to $463.32, and Sunrun Inc. rose 3.95% to $13.69.
Trading volume totaled 2.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 20, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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