Vistra's stock leads S&P 500 as nuclear rally heats up again
Nuclear-energy stocks are having another strong day on optimism about another potential high-profile endorsement.
Amazon and Microsoft are among the technology giants that are turning to nuclear energy as a way to meet the power needs of artificial-intelligence data centers. Now Nikkei Asia has an interview with Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who said Google is looking into how it can bring energy from nuclear plants to its own data centers.
That’s fueling a rally for shares of Vistra, which are leading S&P 500 gainers with a 6.3% increase in morning action. Constellation Energy shares are up 3.5%. Vistra is the top S&P 500 performer on a year-to-date basis, with a 245% gain that trumps second-place Nvidia’s 150% stock rally.