Hologic Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Shares of Hologic Inc. HOLX, +0.99% inched 0.99% higher to $71.30 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,567.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Hologic Inc. closed $16.58 below its 52-week high ($87.88), which the company achieved on May 1st.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +1.68% rose 1.68% to $154.66, Abbott Laboratories ABT, +0.64% rose 0.64% to $104.29, and Medtronic +0.52% rose 0.52% to $79.27.

Trading volume (3.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.

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