DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Rises Friday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ inched 0.16% higher to $397.27 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.09% to 5,930.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.18% to 42,840.26.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $122.61 short of its 52-week high ($519.88), which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 2.37% to $175.58, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 2.49% to $164.83, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 4.31% to $15.48.
Trading volume (6.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 20, 2024.
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December 20, 2024 16:43 ET (21:43 GMT)
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