DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ rallied 3.55% to $49.25 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.38% to 7,572.40 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.29% to 52,658.64.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 10.63% short of its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company achieved on February 17th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ rose 0.53% to $85.96, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ rose 0.52% to $120.97, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ fell 0.26% to $15.63.
Trading volume (5.0 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 15, 2026.
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July 15, 2026 17:02 ET (21:02 GMT)
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