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Shares of NRG Energy Inc. advanced 6.4% to $119.02 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 53,414.25.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

NRG Energy Inc. closed 37.3% short of its 52-week high of $189.96, which the company achieved on February 25th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Duke Energy Corp. fell 1.0% to $120.22, Exelon Corp. fell 1.1% to $43.64, and Sempra fell 0.63% to $84.04.

Trading volume totaled 3.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.8 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet