Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day

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Dollar General Corporation is a discount retailer. The Company offers merchandise, including consumable items, seasonal items, home products and apparel. Its merchandise includes brands from manufacturers, as well as its own private brand selections with prices at discounts to brands. Its consumables category includes paper and cleaning products, packaged food, perishables, snacks, health and beauty, pet, and tobacco products. Its seasonal products include holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, automotive and home office supplies. Its home products include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, bed and bath soft goods. Its apparel products include casual everyday apparel for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes and accessories.

Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day

5:07 pm ET December 17, 2021 (MarketWatch) Print

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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) inched 0.33% higher to $39.66 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.03% to 4,620.64 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.48% to 35,365.44. The stock's rise snapped a six-day losing streak. Southwest Airlines Co. closed $25.09 short of its 52-week high ($64.75), which the company reached on April 14th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) rose 2.12% to $36.56, United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL) rose 1.82% to $40.78, and American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) rose 2.60% to $16.95. Trading volume (15.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 17, 2021.

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December 17, 2021 17:07 ET (22:07 GMT)