DJ Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Stock Rises Wednesday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. $(AJG)$ rallied 3.95% to $323.82 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 9.52% to 5,456.90 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 7.87% to 40,608.45.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. closed 7.66% below its 52-week high of $350.70, which the company achieved on April 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Marsh & McLennan Cos. $(MMC)$ rose 4.04% to $229.56, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 9.97% to $75.24, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rose 5.54% to $105.30.
Trading volume (2.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 9, 2025.
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April 09, 2025 16:40 ET (20:40 GMT)
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