Southwest Airlines Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. LUV, +0.95% inched 0.95% higher to $25.57 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 third consecutive day of gains.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed $14.81 short of its 52-week high ($40.38), which the company reached on December 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL, +0.79% rose 0.79% to $36.93, United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL, +0.38% rose 0.38% to $39.40, and American Airlines Group Inc. AAL, +1.64% rose 1.64% to $12.43.
Trading volume (6.9 M) remained 698,734 below its 50-day average volume of 7.6 M.
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