Eversource Energy stock falls Thursday, underperforms market

Shares of Eversource Energy ES, -0.50% slipped 0.50% to $59.41 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,567.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Eversource Energy closed $28.30 short of its 52-week high ($87.71), which the company achieved on December 14th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as NextEra Energy Inc. NEE, +0.26% rose 0.26% to $58.51, Southern Co. SO, +1.07% rose 1.07% to $70.98, and Dominion Energy Inc. D, -1.57% fell 1.57% to $45.34.

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