DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ advanced 2.40% to $495.83 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.79% to 5,405.97 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.78% to 40,524.79.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 4.63% below its 52-week high of $519.88, which the company reached on November 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 2.31% to $179.10, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 2.37% to $168.91, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 4.95% to $10.18.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 228,694 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 14, 2025.
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April 14, 2025 16:36 ET (20:36 GMT)
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