Shares of NextEra Energy Inc. NEE, +2.92% rose 2.92% to $74.67 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.15% rising 0.15% to 31,928.62 and the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.81% falling 0.81% to 3,941.48. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. NextEra Energy Inc. closed $19.06 short of its 52-week high ($93.73), which the company achieved on December 31st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Dominion Energy Inc. D, +2.23% rose 2.23% to $84.92, Duke Energy Corp. DUK, +1.96% rose 1.96% to $112.98, and Southern Co. SO, +2.08% rose 2.08% to $75.69. Trading volume (11.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 9.4 M.