DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ rose 4.36% to $468.38 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 6,944.82 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.99% to 49,462.08.
The stock's rise snapped a six-day losing streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 9.87% below its 52-week high of $519.68, which the company achieved on March 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 1.70% to $223.93, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 1.91% to $249.39, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 3.77% to $6.61.
Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 6, 2026.
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January 06, 2026 16:37 ET (21:37 GMT)
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