Shares of NextEra Energy Inc.
NEE,
-1.23%
shed 1.23% to $74.67 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.04%
falling 1.04% to 4,136.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.38%
falling 0.38% to 33,926.01. NextEra Energy Inc. closed $16.68 short of its 52-week high ($91.35), which the company achieved on August 16th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Southern Co.
SO,
-1.97%
fell 1.97% to $67.27, Dominion Energy Inc.
D,
-2.82%
fell 2.82% to $60.25, and American Electric Power Co. Inc.
AEP,
-2.58%
fell 2.58% to $92.11.true Trading volume (11.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.5 M.