Block Inc. Stock Rises Thursday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Block Inc. (SQ) rose 3.05% to $59.52 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.51% to 12,688.84 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.34% to 33,535.91.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Block Inc. closed $33.67 below its 52-week high ($93.19), which the company achieved on August 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as OneSoft Solutions Inc. rose 2.78% to $0.37.
Trading volume (9.8 M) remained 6.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 16.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 18, 2023.
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