Dollar General Corp. Stock Falls Wednesday, Still Outperforms Market
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Shares of Dollar General Corp. (DG) slumped 0.25% to $233.73 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.08% to 4,115.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.81% to 32,910.90. The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak. Dollar General Corp. closed $28.48 short of its 52-week high ($262.21), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Walmart Inc. (WMT) fell 0.87% to $122.30, Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) fell 0.80% to $467.99, and Target Corp. (TGT) rose 0.46% to $156.70. Trading volume (983,954) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 8, 2022.
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June 08, 2022 16:48 ET (20:48 GMT)
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