DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ advanced 2.75% to $45.60 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.66% to 7,437.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 52,208.06.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 17.26% below its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company achieved on February 17th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ rose 2.71% to $88.59, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ rose 3.47% to $123.56, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ rose 3.98% to $15.43.
Trading volume (4.0 M) remained 2.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.
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