DJ Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Dollar General Corp. $(DG)$ rose 4.38% to $113.45 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 7,500.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.14% to 51,564.70.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Dollar General Corp. closed 28.30% short of its 52-week high of $158.23, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 2.90% to $244.39, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ fell 0.80% to $117.18, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ fell 1.46% to $951.45.
Trading volume (5.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 18, 2026.
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June 18, 2026 17:03 ET (21:03 GMT)
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