Shares of Duke Energy Corp. DUK, -0.97% slid 0.97% to $100.82 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.29% rising 1.29% to 4,164.00 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.78% rising 0.78% to 34,156.69. Duke Energy Corp. closed $15.51 short of its 52-week high ($116.33), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. NEE, +0.75% rose 0.75% to $76.08, Southern Co. SO, -0.24% fell 0.24% to $67.74, and Dominion Energy Inc. D, -0.23% fell 0.23% to $61.60. Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 259,219 below its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.