DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Rises Monday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ inched 0.28% higher to $467.01 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.39% to 5,893.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.13% to 43,389.60.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $52.87 below its 52-week high ($519.88), which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 0.78% to $166.28, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 2.87% to $175.64, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 1.56% to $16.27.
Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 18, 2024.
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November 18, 2024 16:41 ET (21:41 GMT)
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