Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Dollar General Corp. DG inched 0.65% higher to $240.52 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.13% to 3,759.89 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.15% to 30,483.13. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Dollar General Corp. closed $21.69 below its 52-week high ($262.21), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Walmart Inc. WMT fell 1.21% to $120.69, Costco Wholesale Corp. COST fell 0.68% to $459.96, and Target Corp. TGT fell 2.69% to $140.81. Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 125,832 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 22, 2022.
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June 22, 2022 16:48 ET (20:48 GMT)
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