Published on 3 Dec 2021 on Market Watch
Shares of WEC Energy Group Inc. advanced 2.59% to $91.17 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.84% to 4,538.43 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.17% to 34,580.08. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. WEC Energy Group Inc. closed $8.69 short of its 52-week high ($99.86), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Duke Energy Corp. rose 2.28% to $99.88, Xcel Energy Inc. rose 0.80% to $65.17, and DTE Energy Co. rose 1.72% to $111.89. Trading volume (1.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.