DJ FirstEnergy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of FirstEnergy Corp. $(FE)$ rose 1.71% to $46.42 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.64% to 7,383.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.35% to 50,866.78.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
FirstEnergy Corp. closed 11.31% short of its 52-week high of $52.34, which the company achieved on April 9th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ rose 0.92% to $85.84, Southern Co. $(SO)$ rose 1.07% to $92.60, and Dominion Energy Inc. (D) rose 0.60% to $66.90.
Trading volume (3.9 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 5, 2026.
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June 05, 2026 17:01 ET (21:01 GMT)
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