DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ inched 0.93% higher to $412.11 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.16% to 5,918.25 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.25% to 42,635.20.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $107.77 short of its 52-week high ($519.88), which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 0.57% to $178.50, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 1.93% to $156.67, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 9.03% to $18.95.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 393,360 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2025.
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January 08, 2025 16:42 ET (21:42 GMT)
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