DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ inched 0.52% higher to $50.16 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.47% to 5,842.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.79% to 43,077.70.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Altria Group Inc. closed $4.79 below its 52-week high ($54.95), which the company reached on September 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) rose 0.39% to $120.89.
Trading volume (4.9 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 16, 2024.
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