Costco Wholesale Corp. Stock Falls Thursday, Underperforms Market
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Shares of Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) slid 0.39% to $482.43 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.34% to 3,983.17 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.64% to 34,189.97. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Costco Wholesale Corp. closed $129.84 below its 52-week high ($612.27), which the company achieved on April 7th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 0.19% to $95.27 and Walmart Inc. (WMT) fell 0.90% to $144.81. Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 671,280 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 12, 2023.
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January 12, 2023 16:46 ET (21:46 GMT)
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