NRG Energy Inc. Stock Climbs 5.4%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of NRG Energy Inc. rallied 5.4% to $126.24 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 53,732.41.

NRG Energy Inc. closed 33.5% short of its 52-week high of $189.96, which the company reached on February 25th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Duke Energy Corp. rose 0.4% to $123.92, Exelon Corp. rose 0.6% to $45.86, and Sempra fell 0.08% to $86.41.

Trading volume totaled 1.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.8 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 14, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)