DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slipped 1.91% to $438.71 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.11% to 6,582.69 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.13% to 46,504.67.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 14.11% short of its 52-week high of $510.77, which the company achieved on April 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 2.86% to $208.84, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 0.79% to $260.95, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 2.29% to $8.03.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 262,617 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 2, 2026.
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April 02, 2026 16:37 ET (20:37 GMT)
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