DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ rallied 3.46% to $48.70 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.79% to 7,736.52 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.71% to 54,085.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 11.63% below its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company reached on February 17th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ rose 1.29% to $92.77, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ rose 3.29% to $132.62, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ rose 3.24% to $16.56.
Trading volume (5.2 M) remained 1.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 4, 2026.
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