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Shares of Vistra Corp. advanced 3.9% to $143.46 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.5% to 7,666.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 53,061.95.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Vistra Corp. closed 34.7% below its 52-week high of $219.82, which the company reached on September 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as NextEra Energy Inc. rose 0.2% to $83.10, Southern Co. rose 0.2% to $88.31, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. rose 0.50% to $123.57.

Trading volume totaled 4.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet