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title: "Plug Power Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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# Plug Power Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) rallied 5.21% to $2.22 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.60% to 26,445.45 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 53,791.85.

Plug Power Inc. closed 51.53% short of its 52-week high of $4.58, which the company achieved on October 6th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) rose 0.37% to $309.31, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 0.84% to $145.21, and Ballard Power Systems Inc. (BLDP) rose 1.96% to $2.60.

Trading volume (146.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 54.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 11, 2026.

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