shares of xcel energy inc xel inched 086 higher to 7067 wednesday on what proved to be an allaround favorable trading session for the stock market with the sp 500 index spx rising 075 to 385297 and the dow jones industrial average djia rising 040 to 3326977 the stocks rise snapped a twoday losing streak xcel energy inc closed 699 below its 52week high 7766 which the company reached on september 12th the stock outperformed some of its competitors wednesday as nextera energy inc nee rose 079 to 8449 southern co so rose 085 to 7251 and dominion energy inc d rose 038 to 6321 trading volume 23 m remained 831747 below its 50day average volume of 31 m editors note this story was autogenerated by automated insights an automation technology provider using data from dow jones and factset see our market data terms of use