NRG Energy is trading 4.38% up at $120.62 after Treasury Department plans to at least double long-term bond buybacks helped push the 30-year yield lower and sparked a broader cross-asset rally.

  • The advance also appears to be a rebound from a 5.57% drop on August 18 amid higher oil prices, Treasury yields, and broad risk-off pressure.
  • No confirmed company-specific announcement directly explains the August 19 advance.