Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) inched 0.96% higher to $42.16 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.14% to 4,793.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.25% to 36,488.63. Southwest Airlines Co. closed $22.59 below its 52-week high ($64.75), which the company reached on April 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) fell 1.19% to $39.16, United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL) fell 1.86% to $44.43, and American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) fell 2.64% to $18.05. Trading volume (6.7 M) remained 2.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 9.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 29, 2021.
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December 29, 2021 17:07 ET (22:07 GMT)
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