Southern Co. (SO) closed the latest trading day at $71.42, indicating a +1.19% change from the previous session's end. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.08%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.31%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.02%. Prior to today's trading, shares of the power company had lost 1.29% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Utilities sector's loss of 4.22% and lagged the S&P 500's gain of 3.52% in that time. The investment community will be closely monit ...