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Shares of NRG Energy Inc. rose 4.8% to $108.61 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.7% to 51,179.87.

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

NRG Energy Inc. closed 42.8% 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. fell 0.1% to $115.50, Exelon Corp. fell 0.5% to $41.49, and Sempra fell 0.35% to $79.69.

Trading volume totaled 5.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.0 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet