Plug Power Inc. stock falls Wednesday, underperforms market Company Close Updates

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Shares of Plug Power Inc. /zigman2/quotes/205453512/composite PLUG +2.01% shed 4.63% to $21.84 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/210598365/realtime COMP +3.34% rising 0.50% to 14,417.55 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +2.68% rising 0.63% to 35,629.33. The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak. Plug Power Inc. closed $48.67 short of its 52-week high ($70.51), which the company achieved on February 4th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Ballard Power Systems Inc. /zigman2/quotes/205070617/composite BLDP +1.48% fell 5.89% to $10.06, Methanex Corp. /zigman2/quotes/207995377/composite MEOH +6.55% fell 1.45% to $46.20, and Enviva Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208321734/composite EVA +3.47% fell 1.25% to $71.17. Trading volume (19.4 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 20.6 M.

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