Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Rises Friday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) inched 0.07% higher to $45.82 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.08% to 4,662.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.56% to 35,911.81. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Southwest Airlines Co. closed $18.93 short of its 52-week high ($64.75), which the company achieved on April 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) fell 2.80% to $40.31, United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL) fell 2.97% to $46.74, and American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) fell 4.40% to $18.49. Trading volume (6.2 M) remained 3.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 9.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 14, 2022.
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January 14, 2022 17:07 ET (22:07 GMT)
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