Target Corp. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Target Corp. (TGT) advanced 4.33% to $163.20 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.99% to 4,057.84 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.61% to 32,637.19. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Target Corp. closed $105.78 short of its 52-week high ($268.98), which the company achieved on November 15th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Walmart Inc. (WMT) rose 2.13% to $126.00, Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) rose 5.65% to $464.99, and Dollar General Corp. (DG) rose 13.71% to $222.13. Trading volume (7.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 26, 2022.
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May 26, 2022 17:23 ET (21:23 GMT)
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