shares of firstenergy corp fe inched 024 higher to 4234 wednesday on what proved to be an allaround grim trading session for the stock market with the sp 500 index spx falling 061 to 399532 and dow jones industrial average djia falling 042 to 3396635 firstenergy corp closed 651 short of its 52week high 4885 which the company achieved on april 21st the stock outperformed some of its competitors wednesday as nextera energy inc nee fell 011 to 8705 southern co so fell 014 to 7111 and