Block Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Block Inc. (SQ) advanced 1.91% to $62.58 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.54% to 10,709.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.60% to 33,376.48. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Block Inc. closed $109.26 short of its 52-week high ($171.84), which the company reached on December 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as OneSoft Solutions Inc. rose 2.27% to $0.33. Trading volume (7.8 M) remained 5.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 13.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 21, 2022.
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December 21, 2022 17:26 ET (22:26 GMT)
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