Why did Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) stock rise on 6 October?
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Duke Energy rose very sharply as dividend and earnings optimism built. Over the last five trading days Duke Energy rose clearly, though it lagged both a clearly higher S&P 500 and a sharply higher utilities sector, which had been weighed down by climbing long-term yields — the interest rates on long-dated government and corporate bonds, which make steady dividend payers like utilities less attractive by comparison. The likely drivers were the affirmed quarterly dividend, a new board director, and attention on the upcoming early-November earnings report, where analysts expect modest profit and revenue growth. Data-center power demand in the Carolinas is the theme to watch, with regulators scrutinizing how those costs are shared and the company pushing a large multiyear construction plan.
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