Xcel Energy Inc. stock falls Friday, underperforms market

On Oct 1, 2021

Shares of Xcel Energy Inc.
XEL,
-0.02%
slid 0.02% to $62.49 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.15%
rising 1.15% to 4,357.04 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.43%
rising 1.43% to 34,326.46. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Xcel Energy Inc. closed $13.95 short of its 52-week high ($76.44), which the company achieved on November 9th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Duke Energy Corp.
DUK,
+0.89%
rose 0.89% to $98.46, WEC Energy Group Inc.
WEC,
-0.66%
fell 0.66% to $87.62, and DTE Energy Co.
DTE,
-0.04%
fell 0.04% to $111.67. Trading volume (4.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.

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