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title: "Sempra Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Sempra (SRE) stock rose 1.44% to $87.18, outperforming competitors like Duke Energy and Exelon during a broader market decline on August 18, 2026. This gain ended a two-day losing streak, though the stock remains 13.72% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was slightly below the 50-day average."
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# Sempra Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Sempra (SRE) rallied 1.44% to $87.18 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.69% to 7,691.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.22% to 53,343.40.

The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.

Sempra closed 13.72% below its 52-week high of $101.04, which the company reached on April 9th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) rose 0.33% to $123.99, Exelon Corp. (EXC) fell 0.57% to $45.31, and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) fell 0.01% to $75.60.

Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 242,334 below its 50-day average volume of 3.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 18, 2026.

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