DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ slid 1.72% to $42.38 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.06% to 6,796.86 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.76% to 48,488.59.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 5.86% below its 52-week high of $45.02, which the company reached on January 9th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ fell 4.22% to $67.46, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ fell 4.34% to $108.57, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ fell 3.77% to $14.79.
Trading volume (9.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 9.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 20, 2026.
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January 20, 2026 17:05 ET (22:05 GMT)
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