Shares of Ameren Corp. AEE, -0.05% sank 0.05% to $86.87 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.46% rising 1.46% to 4,076.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.09% rising 1.09% to 34,086.04. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses. Ameren Corp. closed $12.33 short of its 52-week high ($99.20), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Southern Co. SO, +0.37% rose 0.37% to $67.68, Exelon Corp. EXC, +1.05% rose 1.05% to $42.19, and Xcel Energy Inc. XEL, +0.98% rose 0.98% to $68.77. Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.