Ross Stores Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) advanced 2.91% to $106.13 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.44% to 4,109.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.26% to 33,274.15. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Ross Stores Inc. closed $16.32 short of its 52-week high ($122.45), which the company reached on January 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 1.26% to $103.29, Target Corp. (TGT) rose 3.34% to $165.63, and TJX Cos. (TJX) rose 1.89% to $78.36. Trading volume (3.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 31, 2023.
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