Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Dollar General Corp. (DG) advanced 1.70% to $237.71 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.38% to 4,017.82 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.94% to 32,272.79. Dollar General Corp. closed $24.50 below its 52-week high ($262.21), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Walmart Inc. (WMT) fell 1.05% to $121.02, Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) rose 0.87% to $472.05, and Target Corp. (TGT) fell 1.37% to $154.55. Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 362,446 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 9, 2022.
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June 09, 2022 16:48 ET (20:48 GMT)
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