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Shares of Northrop Grumman Corp. advanced 4.7% to $618.82 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 6,966.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 49,504.07.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Northrop Grumman Corp. closed 3.4% short of its 52-week high of $640.90, which the company achieved on October 9th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as RTX Corp. rose 0.7% to $188.50, Boeing Co. rose 3.1% to $234.53, and Lockheed Martin Corp. rose 4.72% to $542.92.
Trading volume totaled 1.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 774,753.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 09, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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