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# Vistra Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Vistra Corp. (VST) rallied 1.62% to $151.72 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.58% to 7,673.52 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.18% to 52,786.07.

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

Vistra Corp. closed 30.98% below its 52-week high of $219.82, which the company reached on September 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) rose 0.48% to $83.83, Southern Co. (SO) rose 1.00% to $88.99, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) rose 0.74% to $125.42.

Trading volume (6.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 8, 2026.

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