DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ inched 0.76% higher to $405.76 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 5,868.55 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36% to 42,392.27.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $114.12 short of its 52-week high ($519.88), which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 0.98% to $179.44, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 0.10% to $156.50, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 0.59% to $17.07.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 288,816 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 2, 2025.
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January 02, 2025 16:42 ET (21:42 GMT)
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