Sysco Corp. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Shares of Sysco Corp. SYY, +0.64% inched 0.64% higher to $72.17 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.

The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.

Sysco Corp. closed $15.04 short of its 52-week high ($87.21), which the company reached on December 1st.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -0.16% fell 0.16% to $146.09, Walmart Inc. WMT, -0.25% fell 0.25% to $155.69, and Costco Wholesale Corp. COST, +0.83% rose 0.83% to $592.74.

Trading volume (4.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.

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