Western Digital Corp. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Western Digital Corp. (WDC) inched 0.64% higher to $56.71 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 4,668.67 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.08% to 35,897.64. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Western Digital Corp. closed $21.48 below its 52-week high ($78.19), which the company reached on June 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as HP Inc. (HPQ) rose 1.21% to $36.70, Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX) rose 0.08% to $104.61, and NetApp Inc. (NTAP) fell 0.62% to $88.15. Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 871,984 below its 50-day average volume of 3.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 16, 2021.
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December 16, 2021 17:31 ET (22:31 GMT)
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